Runs : 1983 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1983 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim Raines 133 Montreal Expos 1
Dale Murphy 131 Atlanta Braves 2
Andre Dawson 104 Montreal Expos 3
Mike Schmidt 104 Philadelphia Phillies  
Darrell Evans 94 San Francisco Giants 5
Ryne Sandberg 94 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Sax 94 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mookie Wilson 91 New York Mets 8
Gary Redus 90 Cincinnati Reds 9
Pedro Guerrero 87 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Jose Cruz 85 Houston Astros 11
Brett Butler 84 Atlanta Braves 12
Lonnie Smith 83 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Alan Wiggins 83 San Diego Padres  
Jack Clark 82 San Francisco Giants 15
Rafael Ramirez 82 Atlanta Braves  
Johnnie LeMaster 81 San Francisco Giants 17
Dickie Thon 81 Houston Astros  
Bill Buckner 79 Chicago Cubs 19
Keith Hernandez 77 St. Louis Cardinals 20
New York Mets  
Eddie Milner 77 Cincinnati Reds  
Phil Garner 76 Houston Astros 22
Steve Garvey 76 San Diego Padres  
Keith Moreland 76 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Horner 75 Atlanta Braves 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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?

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.