Runs : 1968 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1968 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Glenn Beckert 98 Chicago Cubs 1
Pete Rose 94 Cincinnati Reds 2
Tony Perez 93 Cincinnati Reds 3
Lou Brock 92 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Billy Williams 91 Chicago Cubs 5
Dick Allen 87 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Willie Davis 86 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Ron Santo 86 Chicago Cubs  
Jimmy Wynn 85 Houston Astros 9
Hank Aaron 84 Atlanta Braves 10
Willie Mays 84 San Francisco Giants  
Willie McCovey 81 San Francisco Giants 12
Ron Hunt 79 San Francisco Giants 13
Alex Johnson 79 Cincinnati Reds  
Lee May 78 Cincinnati Reds 15
Maury Wills 76 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Roberto Clemente 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Felipe Alou 72 Atlanta Braves 18
Ernie Banks 71 Chicago Cubs 19
Orlando Cepeda 71 St. Louis Cardinals  
Curt Flood 71 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Bench 67 Cincinnati Reds 22
Jim Ray Hart 67 San Francisco Giants  
Donn Clendenon 63 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Cleon Jones 63 New York Mets  



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?

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