Runs : 1978 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1978 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ivan DeJesus 104 Chicago Cubs 1
Pete Rose 103 Cincinnati Reds 2
Dave Parker 102 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
George Foster 97 Cincinnati Reds 4
Omar Moreno 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Davey Lopes 93 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Mike Schmidt 93 Philadelphia Phillies  
Enos Cabell 92 Houston Astros 8
Jack Clark 90 San Francisco Giants 9
Ken Griffey 90 Cincinnati Reds  
Keith Hernandez 90 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene Richards 90 San Diego Padres  
Steve Garvey 89 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Dave Winfield 88 San Diego Padres 14
Terry Puhl 87 Houston Astros 15
Greg Luzinski 85 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Ron Cey 84 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Andre Dawson 84 Montreal Expos  
Steve Henderson 83 New York Mets 19
Darrell Evans 82 San Francisco Giants 20
Reggie Smith 82 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Garry Templeton 82 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Taveras 81 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Jose Cruz 79 Houston Astros 24
Larry Bowa 78 Philadelphia Phillies 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.

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?

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).