Runs : 1909 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)
 

1909 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Leach 126 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Fred Clarke 97 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Bobby Byrne 92 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Honus Wagner 92 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Evers 88 Chicago Cubs 5
Ed Konetchy 88 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry Doyle 86 New York Giants 7
Jap Barbeau 83 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Mitchell 83 Cincinnati Reds  
Jimmy Sheckard 81 Chicago Cubs 10
Al Burch 80 Brooklyn Superbas 11
Rube Ellis 76 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Eddie Grant 75 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Red Murray 74 New York Giants 14
Bob Bescher 73 Cincinnati Reds 15
Harry Steinfeldt 73 Chicago Cubs  
Dots Miller 71 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Johnny Bates 70 Boston Doves 18
Philadelphia Phillies  
John Titus 69 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Moose McCormick 68 New York Giants 20
Steve Evans 67 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Chief Wilson 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Art Devlin 61 New York Giants 23
Beals Becker 60 Boston Doves 24
Solly Hofman 60 Chicago Cubs  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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 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?