Runs : 1964 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:

"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)
 

1964 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dick Allen 125 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Willie Mays 121 San Francisco Giants 2
Lou Brock 111 Chicago Cubs 3
St. Louis Cardinals  
Hank Aaron 103 Milwaukee Braves 4
Frank Robinson 103 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Callison 101 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Ken Boyer 100 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Billy Williams 100 Chicago Cubs  
Vada Pinson 99 Cincinnati Reds 9
Curt Flood 97 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Lee Maye 96 Milwaukee Braves 11
Roberto Clemente 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Ron Santo 94 Chicago Cubs 13
Bill White 92 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Willie Davis 91 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Joe Torre 87 Milwaukee Braves 16
Eddie Mathews 83 Milwaukee Braves 17
Maury Wills 81 Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Denis Menke 79 Milwaukee Braves 19
Joe Christopher 78 New York Mets 20
Orlando Cepeda 75 San Francisco Giants 21
Bob Bailey 73 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Rico Carty 72 Milwaukee Braves 23
Jim Ray Hart 71 San Francisco Giants 24
Tommy Davis 70 Los Angeles Dodgers 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?