Runs : 1941 National League Top 25

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1941 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pete Reiser 117 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Stan Hack 111 Chicago Cubs 2
Joe Medwick 100 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Elbie Fletcher 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Johnny Rucker 95 New York Giants  
Dolph Camilli 92 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Babe Young 90 New York Giants 7
Mel Ott 89 New York Giants 8
Dixie Walker 88 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Terry Moore 86 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Creepy Crespi 85 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Johnny Hopp 83 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Jimmy Brown 81 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Billy Herman 81 Chicago Cubs  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Nick Etten 78 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Lonny Frey 78 Cincinnati Reds  
Frank McCormick 77 Cincinnati Reds 17
Pee Wee Reese 76 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Cookie Lavagetto 75 Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Bob Elliott 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Bill Nicholson 74 Chicago Cubs  
Dom Dallessandro 73 Chicago Cubs 22
Vince DiMaggio 73 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Danny Litwhiler 72 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Sibby Sisti 72 Boston Braves  



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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.