Runs : 1943 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1943 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Arky Vaughan 112 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Stan Musial 108 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Bill Nicholson 95 Chicago Cubs 3
Phil Cavarretta 93 Chicago Cubs 4
Eddie Stanky 92 Chicago Cubs 5
Elbie Fletcher 91 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Lou Klein 91 St. Louis Cardinals  
Augie Galan 83 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Dixie Walker 83 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Elliott 82 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Eric Tipton 82 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Russell 79 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Lonny Frey 78 Cincinnati Reds 13
Stan Hack 78 Chicago Cubs  
Billy Herman 76 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Harry Walker 76 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tommy Holmes 75 Boston Braves 17
Ron Northey 72 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Chuck Workman 71 Boston Braves 19
Whitey Kurowski 69 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Ray Sanders 69 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mickey Witek 68 New York Giants 22
Danny Murtaugh 65 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Mel Ott 65 New York Giants  
Vince DiMaggio 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.