Runs : 1972 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)
 

1972 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe Morgan 122 Cincinnati Reds 1
Bobby Bonds 118 San Francisco Giants 2
Jimmy Wynn 117 Houston Astros 3
Pete Rose 107 Cincinnati Reds 4
Cesar Cedeno 103 Houston Astros 5
Jose Cardenal 96 Chicago Cubs 6
Billy Williams 95 Chicago Cubs 7
Al Oliver 88 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Bobby Tolan 88 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Bench 87 Cincinnati Reds 10
Nate Colbert 87 San Diego Padres  
Ralph Garr 87 Atlanta Braves  
Lee May 87 Houston Astros  
Roger Metzger 84 Houston Astros 14
Lou Brock 81 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Willie Davis 81 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Kessinger 77 Chicago Cubs 17
Ken Singleton 77 Montreal Expos  
Hank Aaron 75 Atlanta Braves 19
Willie Stargell 75 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Chris Speier 74 San Francisco Giants 21
Bob Watson 74 Houston Astros  
Earl Williams 72 Atlanta Braves 23
Joe Torre 71 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Doug Rader 70 Houston Astros 25



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).

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.