Runs : 1915 National League Top 25

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"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1915 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gavvy Cravath 89 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Larry Doyle 86 New York Giants 2
Dave Bancroft 85 Philadelphia Phillies 3
George Burns 83 New York Giants 4
Ollie O'Mara 77 Brooklyn Robins 5
Max Carey 76 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Red Killefer 75 Cincinnati Reds 7
Vic Saier 74 Chicago Cubs 8
Art Butler 73 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Dots Miller 73 St. Louis Cardinals  
Heinie Groh 72 Cincinnati Reds 11
Bill Hinchman 72 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Sherry Magee 72 Boston Braves  
Dave Robertson 72 New York Giants  
Bob Bescher 71 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Doc Johnston 71 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Fisher 70 Chicago Cubs 17
Hy Myers 69 Brooklyn Robins 18
George Cutshaw 68 Brooklyn Robins 19
Honus Wagner 68 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wilbur Good 66 Chicago Cubs 21
Wildfire Schulte 66 Chicago Cubs  
Red Smith 66 Boston Braves  
Heinie Zimmerman 65 Chicago Cubs 24
Zack Wheat 64 Brooklyn Robins 25



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.

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).

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?