Runs : 1914 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)
 

1914 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Burns 100 New York Giants 1
Sherry Magee 96 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Jake Daubert 89 Brooklyn Robins 3
Larry Doyle 87 New York Giants 4
Vic Saier 87 Chicago Cubs  
Miller Huggins 85 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Hans Lobert 83 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Bob Bescher 82 New York Giants 8
Johnny Evers 81 Boston Braves 9
Tommy Leach 80 Chicago Cubs 10
Beals Becker 76 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Max Carey 76 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gavvy Cravath 76 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cozy Dolan 76 St. Louis Cardinals  
Heinie Zimmerman 75 Chicago Cubs 15
Rabbit Maranville 74 Boston Braves 16
Fred Merkle 71 New York Giants 17
Wilbur Good 70 Chicago Cubs 18
George Cutshaw 69 Brooklyn Robins 19
Red Smith 69 Brooklyn Robins  
Boston Braves  
Dots Miller 67 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Herbie Moran 67 Cincinnati Reds  
Boston Braves  
Butch Schmidt 67 Boston Braves  
Zack Wheat 66 Brooklyn Robins 24
Jack Dalton 65 Brooklyn Robins 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?

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.