Runs : 1922 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1922 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby 141 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Max Carey 140 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Dave Bancroft 117 New York Giants 3
Jack Smith 117 St. Louis Cardinals  
Rabbit Maranville 115 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Jake Daubert 114 Cincinnati Reds 6
Carson Bigbee 113 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Jimmy Johnston 110 Brooklyn Robins 8
Ross Youngs 105 New York Giants 9
George Burns 104 Cincinnati Reds 10
Curt Walker 102 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Frankie Frisch 101 New York Giants 12
Irish Meusel 100 New York Giants 13
Ray Grimes 99 Chicago Cubs 14
Cy Williams 98 Philadelphia Phillies 15
George Kelly 96 New York Giants 16
Pat Duncan 94 Cincinnati Reds 17
Zack Wheat 92 Brooklyn Robins 18
Charlie Hollocher 90 Chicago Cubs 19
Pie Traynor 89 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Frank Parkinson 86 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Milt Stock 85 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Andy High 82 Brooklyn Robins 23
Hy Myers 82 Brooklyn Robins  
Ray Powell 82 Boston Braves  



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?

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).

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.