Runs : 1948 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1948 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 135 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Whitey Lockman 117 New York Giants 2
Johnny Mize 110 New York Giants 3
Jackie Robinson 108 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Ralph Kiner 104 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Sid Gordon 100 New York Giants 6
Bob Elliott 99 Boston Braves 7
Pee Wee Reese 96 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Enos Slaughter 91 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Eddie Waitkus 87 Chicago Cubs 10
Del Ennis 86 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Al Dark 85 Boston Braves 12
Tommy Holmes 85 Boston Braves  
Stan Rojek 85 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Andy Pafko 82 Chicago Cubs 15
Richie Ashburn 78 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Hank Sauer 78 Cincinnati Reds  
Wally Westlake 78 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bobby Thomson 75 New York Giants 19
Johnny Wyrostek 74 Cincinnati Reds 20
Willard Marshall 72 New York Giants 21
Bill Rigney 72 New York Giants  
Marty Marion 70 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Earl Torgeson 70 Boston Braves  
Frankie Gustine 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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.

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.

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).