Runs : 1899 National League Top 25

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1899 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Keeler 140 Brooklyn Superbas 1
John McGraw 140 Baltimore Orioles  
Roy Thomas 137 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ed Delahanty 135 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jimmy Williams 126 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Fred Clarke 122 Louisville Colonels 6
Chick Stahl 122 Boston Beaneaters  
George Van Haltren 117 New York Giants 8
Jesse Burkett 116 St. Louis Perfectos 9
Dummy Hoy 116 Louisville Colonels  
Fred Tenney 115 Boston Beaneaters 11
Dan McGann 114 Brooklyn Superbas 12
Washington Senators  
Emmet Heidrick 109 St. Louis Perfectos 13
Joe Kelley 108 Brooklyn Superbas 14
Jack McCarthy 108 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Buck Freeman 107 Washington Senators 16
Kip Selbach 104 Cincinnati Reds 17
Jimmy Sheckard 104 Baltimore Orioles  
Hugh Duffy 103 Boston Beaneaters 19
Tom O'Brien 100 New York Giants 20
Jimmy Collins 98 Boston Beaneaters 21
Elmer Flick 98 Philadelphia Phillies  
Honus Wagner 98 Louisville Colonels  
Bill Keister 96 Baltimore Orioles 24
Tom Daly 95 Brooklyn Superbas 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.