Runs : 1996 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
 

1996 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ellis Burks 142 Colorado Rockies 1
Steve Finley 126 San Diego Padres 2
Barry Bonds 122 San Francisco Giants 3
Andres Galarraga 119 Colorado Rockies 4
Gary Sheffield 118 Florida Marlins 5
Lance Johnson 117 New York Mets 6
Barry Larkin 117 Cincinnati Reds  
Dante Bichette 114 Colorado Rockies 8
Chipper Jones 114 Atlanta Braves  
Craig Biggio 113 Houston Astros 10
Eric Young 113 Colorado Rockies  
Jeff Bagwell 111 Houston Astros 12
Brian McRae 111 Chicago Cubs  
Rickey Henderson 110 San Diego Padres 14
Ken Caminiti 109 San Diego Padres 15
Bernard Gilkey 108 New York Mets 16
Marquis Grissom 106 Atlanta Braves 17
Al Martin 101 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Ray Lankford 100 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Mark Grudzielanek 99 Montreal Expos 20
Mike Lansing 99 Montreal Expos  
Raul Mondesi 98 Los Angeles Dodgers 22
Vinny Castilla 97 Colorado Rockies 23
Jeff King 91 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Ryan Klesko 90 Atlanta Braves 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.

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.