Rankings

NFL
NBA
MLB
NHL
MLS

Teams

NFL Teams
NBA Teams
MLB Teams
NHL Teams
MLS Clubs

Encyclopedia

NFL Players
NBA Players
MLB Players
NHL Players
MLS Players
Metric Glossary
All Leaderboards
Ask the Encyclopedia
NFL All-Time Leaders
NBA All-Time Leaders
Cross-Sport Boards
Career Twins
Stadiums & Markets
Defunct Franchises
Honor Roll
Coaches
Colleges
Seasons by Year
Rivalries

Knox

What is Knox?
Why KC Moved
Knox Cases
Vantage Predict

Tools & B2B

Enterprise & licensing
Compare Players
Season Compare
Vantage Embed
Vantage Alert
Developer API

Play

The Vault
Beat the Vault
Guess the Player

Company

About
Press & Media
Contact
Help
Pricing
Your account & data
White-Label
Methodology
Trust Center
Data Licensing
Changelog
Status
Privacy
Terms
Proprietary info
Data sourcing
Security
Accessibility

All destinations 3 more

Dashboard Developer · Keys Settings · Notifications

StatVaultby VaultSpark Studios

Knox is an analytical system, not financial or betting advice. All sports data © respective providers.

© 2026 VaultSpark Studios LLC. All rights reserved.

Home Players Leaders Ask

MLB Runs Leaders — Records, Seasons, Career | StatVault

← All runs leaders

1981 MLB Season Leaders

Runs

Top 25 of 188 qualifiers · regular season.

1
Rickey HendersonLF· ATH
89
2
Dwight EvansRF· BOS
84
3
Mike Schmidt3B· PHI
78
4
Pete Rose1B· PHI
73
5
Andre DawsonRF· WSH
71
6
Cecil Cooper1B· MIL
70
7
George HendrickRF· STL
67
8
Keith Hernandez1B· STL
65
9
Ken Griffey Sr.RF· CIN
65
10
George FosterLF· CIN
64
11
Toby Harrah3B· CLE
64
12
Dave CollinsLF· CIN
63
13
Steve Garvey1B· LAD
63
14
Gary Matthews Sr.LF· PHI
62
15
Mickey RiversCF· TEX
62
16
Omar MorenoCF· PIT
62
17
Al BumbryCF· BAL
61
18
Carney Lansford3B· BOS
61
19
Tim Raines Sr.LF· WSH
61
20
Jack ClarkRF· SF
60
21
Willie Randolph2B· NYY
59
22
Dwayne MurphyCF· ATH
58
23
Dave ConcepcionSS· CIN
57
24
Eddie Murray1B· BAL
57
25
Julio Cruz2B· SEA
57