Runs : 1966 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
 

1966 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Felipe Alou 122 Atlanta Braves 1
Hank Aaron 117 Atlanta Braves 2
Dick Allen 112 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Roberto Clemente 105 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Billy Williams 100 Chicago Cubs 5
Willie Mays 99 San Francisco Giants 6
Pete Rose 97 Cincinnati Reds 7
Lou Brock 94 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Johnny Callison 93 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Ron Santo 93 Chicago Cubs  
Gene Alley 88 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Jim Ray Hart 88 San Francisco Giants  
Matty Alou 86 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Tommy Harper 85 Cincinnati Reds 14
Willie McCovey 85 San Francisco Giants  
Bill White 85 Philadelphia Phillies  
Willie Stargell 84 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Joe Torre 83 Atlanta Braves 18
Donn Clendenon 80 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Sonny Jackson 80 Houston Astros  
Cookie Rojas 77 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Deron Johnson 75 Cincinnati Reds 22
Willie Davis 74 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Tom Haller 74 San Francisco Giants  
Cleon Jones 74 New York Mets  



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.

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.

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?