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Progressive Leaders & Records for Runs
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:  Single-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Year-by-Year League 

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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year	Career	R		Single-Season	R		Active	R		Yearly	R
1871	Ross Barnes	66		Ross Barnes	66		Ross Barnes	66		Ross Barnes	66
1872	Ross Barnes	147		Dave Eggler	94		Ross Barnes	147		Dave Eggler	94
1873	Ross Barnes	272		Ross Barnes	125		Ross Barnes	272		Ross Barnes	125
1874	Ross Barnes	344		Ross Barnes	125		Ross Barnes	344		Cal McVey	91
1875	Ross Barnes	459		Ross Barnes	125		Ross Barnes	459		Ross Barnes	115
1876	Ross Barnes	585		Ross Barnes	126		Ross Barnes	585		Ross Barnes	126
1877	Ross Barnes	601		Ross Barnes	126		Ross Barnes	601		Jim O'Rourke+	68
1878	Ross Barnes	601		Ross Barnes	126		Ross Barnes	601		Dick Higham	60
1879	Ross Barnes	656		Ross Barnes	126		Ross Barnes	656		Charley Jones	85
1880	Ross Barnes	656		Ross Barnes	126		Ross Barnes	656		Abner Dalrymple	91
1881	Ross Barnes	698		Ross Barnes	126		Ross Barnes	698		George Gore	86
1882	Jim O'Rourke+	729		Ross Barnes	126		Jim O'Rourke+	729		George Gore	99
1883	Jim O'Rourke+	831		Ross Barnes	126		Jim O'Rourke+	831		Harry Stovey	110
1884	Jim O'Rourke+	950		Fred Dunlap	160		Jim O'Rourke+	950		Fred Dunlap	160
1885	Jim O'Rourke+	1069		Fred Dunlap	160		Jim O'Rourke+	1069		Harry Stovey	130
1886	Jim O'Rourke+	1175		Fred Dunlap	160		Jim O'Rourke+	1175		King Kelly+	155
1887	Jim O'Rourke+	1248		Tip O'Neill	167		Jim O'Rourke+	1248		Tip O'Neill	167
1888	Jim O'Rourke+	1298		Tip O'Neill	167		Jim O'Rourke+	1298		George Pinkney	134
1889	Jim O'Rourke+	1387		Tip O'Neill	167		Jim O'Rourke+	1387		Mike Griffin and Harry Stovey	152
1890	Jim O'Rourke+	1499		Tip O'Neill	167		Jim O'Rourke+	1499		Hugh Duffy+	161
1891	Jim O'Rourke+	1591		Tom Brown	177		Jim O'Rourke+	1591		Tom Brown	177
1892	Jim O'Rourke+	1653		Tom Brown	177		Jim O'Rourke+	1653		Cupid Childs	136
1893	Jim O'Rourke+	1728		Tom Brown	177		Jim O'Rourke+	1728		Herman Long	149
1894	Cap Anson+	1770		Billy Hamilton+	192		Cap Anson+	1770		Billy Hamilton+	192
1895	Cap Anson+	1857		Billy Hamilton+	192		Cap Anson+	1857		Billy Hamilton+	166
1896	Cap Anson+	1929		Billy Hamilton+	192		Cap Anson+	1929		Jesse Burkett+	160
1897	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	152
1898	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jim O'Rourke+	1728		John McGraw+	143
1899	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jim O'Rourke+	1728		Willie Keeler+ and John McGraw+	140
1900	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jim O'Rourke+	1728		Roy Thomas	132
1901	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jim O'Rourke+	1728		Nap Lajoie+	145
1902	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jim O'Rourke+	1728		Dave Fultz, Topsy Hartsel, and Sammy Strang	109
1903	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jim O'Rourke+	1728		Ginger Beaumont	137
1904	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jim O'Rourke+	1729		Patsy Dougherty	113
1905	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jesse Burkett+	1720		Mike Donlin	124
1906	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jake Beckley+	1594		Frank Chance+ and Honus Wagner+	103
1907	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Keeler+	1632		Spike Shannon	104
1908	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Keeler+	1670		Matty McIntyre	105
1909	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Keeler+	1714		Tommy Leach	126
1910	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Keeler+	1719		Sherry Magee	110
1911	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Fred Clarke+	1619		Ty Cobb+	147
1912	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Fred Clarke+	1619		Eddie Collins+	137
1913	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Fred Clarke+	1619		Eddie Collins+	125
1914	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Fred Clarke+	1619		Eddie Collins+	122
1915	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Honus Wagner+	1676		Ty Cobb+	144
1916	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Honus Wagner+	1721		Ty Cobb+	113
1917	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Honus Wagner+	1736		Donie Bush	112
1918	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Tommy Leach	1355		Heinie Groh	86
1919	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	1416		Babe Ruth+	103
1920	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	1502		Babe Ruth+	158
1921	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	1626		Babe Ruth+	177
1922	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	1725		Rogers Hornsby+	141
1923	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	1828		Babe Ruth+	151
1924	Cap Anson+	1996		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	1943		Babe Ruth+	143
1925	Ty Cobb+	2040		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	2040		Kiki Cuyler+	144
1926	Ty Cobb+	2088		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	2088		Babe Ruth+	139
1927	Ty Cobb+	2192		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	2192		Babe Ruth+	158
1928	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ty Cobb+	2246		Babe Ruth+	163
1929	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Eddie Collins+	1820		Rogers Hornsby+	156
1930	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Eddie Collins+	1821		Chuck Klein+	158
1931	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Babe Ruth+	1866		Lou Gehrig+	163
1932	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Babe Ruth+	1986		Chuck Klein+	152
1933	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Babe Ruth+	2083		Lou Gehrig+	138
1934	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Babe Ruth+	2161		Charlie Gehringer+	134
1935	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Babe Ruth+	2174		Augie Galan	133
1936	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Lou Gehrig+	1633		Lou Gehrig+	167
1937	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Lou Gehrig+	1771		Joe DiMaggio+	151
1938	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Lou Gehrig+	1886		Hank Greenberg+	144
1939	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Lou Gehrig+	1888		Red Rolfe	139
1940	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Charlie Gehringer+	1703		Ted Williams+	134
1941	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Charlie Gehringer+	1768		Ted Williams+	135
1942	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Charlie Gehringer+	1774		Ted Williams+	141
1943	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Jimmie Foxx+	1721		Arky Vaughan+	112
1944	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mel Ott+	1784		Snuffy Stirnweiss	125
1945	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mel Ott+	1857		Eddie Stanky	128
1946	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mel Ott+	1859		Ted Williams+	142
1947	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mel Ott+	1859		Johnny Mize+	137
1948	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Doc Cramer	1357		Tommy Henrich	138
1949	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Luke Appling+	1308		Ted Williams+	150
1950	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Luke Appling+	1319		Dom DiMaggio	131
1951	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Joe DiMaggio+	1390		Ralph Kiner+ and Stan Musial+	124
1952	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ted Williams+	1275		Solly Hemus and Stan Musial+	105
1953	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ted Williams+	1292		Duke Snider+	132
1954	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1396		Mickey Mantle+	129
1955	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1493		Duke Snider+	126
1956	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1580		Mickey Mantle+	132
1957	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1662		Mickey Mantle+	121
1958	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1726		Mickey Mantle+	127
1959	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1763		Vada Pinson	131
1960	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1812		Mickey Mantle+	119
1961	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1858		Mickey Mantle+ and Roger Maris	132
1962	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1915		Frank Robinson+	134
1963	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Stan Musial+	1949		Hank Aaron+	121
1964	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mickey Mantle+	1473		Dick Allen	125
1965	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mickey Mantle+	1517		Tommy Harper and Zoilo Versalles	126
1966	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	1596		Felipe Alou and Frank Robinson+	122
1967	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	1679		Hank Aaron+ and Lou Brock+	113
1968	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	1763		Glenn Beckert	98
1969	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	1827		Reggie Jackson+	123
1970	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	1921		Billy Williams+	137
1971	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	2003		Lou Brock+	126
1972	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	2038		Joe Morgan+	122
1973	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Willie Mays+	2062		Bobby Bonds	131
1974	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Hank Aaron+	2107		Pete Rose	110
1975	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Hank Aaron+	2152		Pete Rose	112
1976	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Hank Aaron+	2174		Pete Rose	130
1977	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	1554		Rod Carew+	128
1978	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	1657		Ron LeFlore	126
1979	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	1747		Don Baylor	120
1980	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	1842		Willie Wilson	133
1981	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	1915		Rickey Henderson	89
1982	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	1995		Paul Molitor+	136
1983	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	2047		Tim Raines	133
1984	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	2090		Dwight Evans	121
1985	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	2150		Rickey Henderson	146
1986	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Pete Rose	2165		Rickey Henderson	130
1987	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Reggie Jackson+	1551		Tim Raines	123
1988	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mike Schmidt+	1487		Wade Boggs+	128
1989	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Mike Schmidt+	1506		Wade Boggs+ and Rickey Henderson	113
1990	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Dwight Evans	1435		Rickey Henderson	119
1991	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Robin Yount+	1499		Paul Molitor+	133
1992	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Robin Yount+	1570		Tony Phillips	114
1993	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Robin Yount+	1632		Lenny Dykstra	143
1994	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Dave Winfield+	1658		Frank Thomas	106
1995	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	1719		Craig Biggio	123
1996	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	1829		Ellis Burks	142
1997	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	1913		Craig Biggio	146
1998	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	2014		Sammy Sosa	134
1999	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	2103		Jeff Bagwell	143
2000	Ty Cobb+	2246		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	2178		Jeff Bagwell	152
2001	Rickey Henderson	2248		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	2248		Sammy Sosa	146
2002	Rickey Henderson	2288		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	2288		Alfonso Soriano	128
2003	Rickey Henderson	2295		Billy Hamilton+	192		Rickey Henderson	2295		Albert Pujols	137
2004	Rickey Henderson	2295		Billy Hamilton+	192		Barry Bonds	2070		Albert Pujols	133
2005	Rickey Henderson	2295		Billy Hamilton+	192		Barry Bonds	2078		Albert Pujols	129
2006	Rickey Henderson	2295		Billy Hamilton+	192		Barry Bonds	2152		Grady Sizemore	134
2007	Rickey Henderson	2295		Billy Hamilton+	192		Barry Bonds	2227		Alex Rodriguez	143
2008	Rickey Henderson	2295		Billy Hamilton+	192		Ken Griffey	1601		Ian Kinsler	102

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