Runs : 1954 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1954 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 120 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Duke Snider 120 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Willie Mays 119 New York Giants 3
Richie Ashburn 111 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jim Gilliam 107 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Gil Hodges 106 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Wally Moon 106 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gus Bell 104 Cincinnati Redlegs 8
Ted Kluszewski 104 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Rip Repulski 99 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Al Dark 98 New York Giants 11
Pee Wee Reese 98 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hank Sauer 98 Chicago Cubs  
Red Schoendienst 98 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eddie Mathews 96 Milwaukee Braves 15
Don Mueller 90 New York Giants 16
Bill Bruton 89 Milwaukee Braves 17
Ralph Kiner 88 Chicago Cubs 18
Roy McMillan 86 Cincinnati Redlegs 19
Granny Hamner 83 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Frank Thomas 81 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Ray Jablonski 80 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Jim Greengrass 79 Cincinnati Redlegs 23
Dee Fondy 77 Chicago Cubs 24
Randy Jackson 77 Chicago Cubs  



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?

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

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).