Runs : 1953 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1953 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Duke Snider 132 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Stan Musial 127 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Al Dark 126 New York Giants 3
Jim Gilliam 125 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Richie Ashburn 110 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Solly Hemus 110 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eddie Mathews 110 Milwaukee Braves  
Jackie Robinson 109 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Pee Wee Reese 108 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Red Schoendienst 107 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Roy Campanella 103 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Gus Bell 102 Cincinnati Redlegs 12
Gil Hodges 101 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Ralph Kiner 100 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Logan 100 Milwaukee Braves  
Bobby Adams 99 Cincinnati Redlegs 16
Ted Kluszewski 97 Cincinnati Redlegs 17
Granny Hamner 90 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Danny O'Connell 88 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Jim Greengrass 86 Cincinnati Redlegs 20
Whitey Lockman 85 New York Giants 21
Bill Bruton 82 Milwaukee Braves 22
Carl Furillo 82 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hank Thompson 80 New York Giants 24
Bobby Thomson 80 New York Giants  



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

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 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?