Runs : 1929 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1929 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby 156 Chicago Cubs 1
Lefty O'Doul 152 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Mel Ott 138 New York Giants 3
Hack Wilson 135 Chicago Cubs 4
Lloyd Waner 134 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Woody English 131 Chicago Cubs 6
Paul Waner 131 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Taylor Douthit 128 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Johnny Frederick 127 Brooklyn Robins 9
Chuck Klein 126 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Fresco Thompson 115 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Kiki Cuyler 111 Chicago Cubs 12
Jim Bottomley 108 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Babe Herman 105 Brooklyn Robins 14
Bill Terry 103 New York Giants 15
Dick Bartell 101 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Chick Hafey 101 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Hurst 100 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Evar Swanson 100 Cincinnati Reds  
Freddie Lindstrom 99 New York Giants 20
Andy High 95 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Pie Traynor 94 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Frankie Frisch 93 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Travis Jackson 92 New York Giants 24
Riggs Stephenson 91 Chicago Cubs 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?

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.

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.