Runs : 2006 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)
 

2006 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chase Utley 131 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Carlos Beltran 127 New York Mets 2
Jimmy Rollins 127 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jose Reyes 122 New York Mets 4
Matt Holliday 119 Colorado Rockies 5
Albert Pujols 119 St. Louis Cardinals  
Hanley Ramirez 119 Florida Marlins  
Alfonso Soriano 119 Washington Nationals  
Garrett Atkins 117 Colorado Rockies 9
Rafael Furcal 113 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Miguel Cabrera 112 Florida Marlins 11
Andruw Jones 107 Atlanta Braves 12
Dan Uggla 105 Florida Marlins 13
Ryan Howard 104 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Jason Bay 101 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Bill Hall 101 Milwaukee Brewers  
Nick Johnson 100 Washington Nationals 17
Edgar Renteria 100 Atlanta Braves  
Adam Dunn 99 Cincinnati Reds 19
Felipe Lopez 98 Cincinnati Reds 20
Washington Nationals  
David Wright 96 New York Mets 21
Lance Berkman 95 Houston Astros 22
Todd Helton 94 Colorado Rockies 23
Scott Rolen 94 St. Louis Cardinals  
Luis Gonzalez 93 Arizona Diamondbacks 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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.