Well, folks, we’ve finished the league record book and the minor league record book, but we still have one series to go- the major league record book.
Again, I have to say that it is very possible that players have been missed; I’ve compiled my lists from the best information I could find, but I’m sure there are more. So, with that caveat, we’ll list the top career totals of runs for the time period of 2006-2017 (players drafted in that time span, I should say), and then the “all-time” list. (Some players will appear on both lists, of course, like Daniel Murphy.)
| 2006-2017 | |||
| 1 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 604 |
| 2 | Jason Kipnis | Covington ’06-7 | 477 |
| 3 | Jon Jay | Staunton ’04 | 439 |
| 4 | Yonder Alonso | Luray ’06 | 293 |
| 5 | Cory Spangenberg | Winchester ’10 | 108 |
| 6 | Collin Cowgill | Covington ’05 | 83 |
| 7 | Ryan Schimpf | Luray ’08 | 72 |
| 8 | Clint Robinson | Harrisonburg ’05-6 | 63 |
| 9 | Tommy La Stella | Haymarket ’09 | 61 |
| 10 | Eric Campbell | Luray ’06 | 53 |
| 11 | Joey Butler | New Market ’06 | 33 |
And it begins- Daniel Murphy will lead most of the categories from the 2006-2017 time span.
Active: Murphy, Jason Kipnis, Jon Jay (free agent), Yonder Alonso (just signed with Cleveland), Cory Spangenberg, Ryan Schimpf, Tommy La Stella, and Joey Butler (free agent) (Eric Campbell played in Japan in 2017)
| All-Time | |||
| 1 | Steve Finley | Harrisonburg ’85 | 1443 |
| 2 | Juan Pierre | Harrisonburg ’97 | 1075 |
| 3 | Reggie Sanders | Winchester ’87 | 1037 |
| 4 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 861 |
| 5 | Aubrey Huff | Staunton ’97 | 806 |
| 6 | Mike Lowell | Waynesboro ’93 | 771 |
| 7 | David Eckstein | Harrisonburg ’95-6 | 701 |
| 8 | Brett Gardner | New Market ’03-04 | 695 |
| 9 | Darren Lewis | Harrisonburg | 607 |
| 10 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 604 |
| 11 | John Kruk | New Market ’81 | 582 |
| 12 | Brandon Inge | Waynesboro ’96 | 563 |
| 13 | Johnny Grubb | Charlottesville | 553 |
| 14 | Gene Richards | Harrisonburg | 502 |
| 15 | Tom Brookens | Waynesboro | 477 |
| Jason Kipnis | Covington ’06-7 | 477 | |
| 17 | Jon Jay | Staunton ’04 | 439 |
| 18 | Chris Hoiles | Harrisonburg | 415 |
| 19 | Denny Walling | Waynesboro ’75 | 372 |
| 20 | Billy Sample | Harrisonburg ’74-6 | 371 |
The top three from the top list are also on the bottom list.
Eight of the 20 are from Harrisonburg, 4 from Waynesboro, 2 each from New Market and Staunton… 1 each from Winchester, Luray, Charlottesville, and Covington.
Next up is career hits!
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