Runs : 1905 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1905 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Donlin 124 New York Giants 1
Roy Thomas 118 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Miller Huggins 117 Cincinnati Reds 3
Honus Wagner 114 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Shad Barry 100 Chicago Cubs 5
Cincinnati Reds  
Sherry Magee 100 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Titus 99 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Jimmy Slagle 96 Chicago Cubs 8
George Browne 95 New York Giants 9
Fred Clarke 95 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Kid Gleason 95 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cy Seymour 95 Cincinnati Reds  
Frank Chance 92 Chicago Cubs 13
Dan McGann 88 New York Giants 14
Fred Tenney 84 Boston Beaneaters 15
Sam Mertes 81 New York Giants 16
Fred Odwell 79 Cincinnati Reds 17
Billy Maloney 78 Chicago Cubs 18
Ernie Courtney 77 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Otis Clymer 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Art Devlin 74 New York Giants  
Spike Shannon 73 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Homer Smoot 73 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tommy Leach 71 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Ed Abbaticchio 70 Boston Beaneaters 25



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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.