Runs : 1977 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1977 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Foster 124 Cincinnati Reds 1
Ken Griffey 117 Cincinnati Reds 2
Mike Schmidt 114 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Joe Morgan 113 Cincinnati Reds 4
Dave Parker 107 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Reggie Smith 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Dave Winfield 104 San Diego Padres  
Enos Cabell 101 Houston Astros 8
Phil Garner 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Greg Luzinski 99 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pete Rose 95 Cincinnati Reds 11
Garry Templeton 94 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Larry Bowa 93 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Cesar Cedeno 92 Houston Astros 14
Jeff Burroughs 91 Atlanta Braves 15
Dave Cash 91 Montreal Expos  
Ivan DeJesus 91 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Garvey 91 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Keith Hernandez 90 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Bobby Murcer 90 Chicago Cubs  
Gary Matthews 89 Atlanta Braves 21
Jose Cruz 87 Houston Astros 22
Dusty Baker 86 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Gary Carter 86 Montreal Expos  
Davey Lopes 85 Los Angeles Dodgers 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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.