Runs : 1917 National League Top 25

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1917 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Burns 103 New York Giants 1
Heinie Groh 91 Cincinnati Reds 2
Benny Kauff 89 New York Giants 3
Rogers Hornsby 86 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Max Carey 82 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Edd Roush 82 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry Kopf 81 Cincinnati Reds 7
Dode Paskert 78 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Milt Stock 76 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Hal Chase 71 Cincinnati Reds 10
Gavvy Cravath 70 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Walton Cruise 70 St. Louis Cardinals  
Art Fletcher 70 New York Giants  
Buck Herzog 69 New York Giants 14
Rabbit Maranville 69 Boston Braves  
Casey Stengel 69 Brooklyn Robins  
Possum Whitted 69 Philadelphia Phillies  
Fred Merkle 66 Brooklyn Robins 18
Chicago Cubs  
Max Flack 65 Chicago Cubs 19
Ivy Olson 64 Brooklyn Robins 20
Dave Robertson 64 New York Giants  
Jack Smith 64 St. Louis Cardinals  
Les Mann 63 Chicago Cubs 23
Dots Miller 61 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Heinie Zimmerman 61 New York Giants  



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?