Runs : 1961 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1961 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 129 San Francisco Giants 1
Frank Robinson 117 Cincinnati Reds 2
Hank Aaron 115 Milwaukee Braves 3
Ken Boyer 109 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Orlando Cepeda 105 San Francisco Giants 5
Maury Wills 105 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Eddie Mathews 103 Milwaukee Braves 7
Vada Pinson 101 Cincinnati Reds 8
Roberto Clemente 100 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Bill White 89 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Frank Bolling 86 Milwaukee Braves 11
Ron Santo 84 Chicago Cubs 12
Dick Stuart 83 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Bill Virdon 81 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Wally Moon 79 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Gene Freese 78 Cincinnati Reds 16
Joe Adcock 77 Milwaukee Braves 17
George Altman 77 Chicago Cubs  
Ernie Banks 75 Chicago Cubs 19
Billy Williams 75 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Callison 74 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Jim Gilliam 74 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Hoak 72 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Dick Groat 71 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Bill Mazeroski 71 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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).