Craig Biggio had the most runs in 1997, with 146 runs.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring by a player total MLB game sin 1997

	NAME	R	SEASON	TM	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	146	1997	HOU	162	619	191	37	8	22	81	84	34	107	47	10	744	310	67	0	7	6	0	.309	.415	.501	.916	134	42.8	.401	148	45.5
2	Larry Walker L. Walker	143	1997	COL	153	568	208	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.366	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
3	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	125	1997	SEA	157	608	185	34	3	56	147	76	8	121	15	4	704	393	93	0	12	23	12	.304	.382	.646	1.028	139	52.2	.421	155	49
4	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	123	1997	SFG	159	532	155	26	5	40	101	145	8	87	37	8	690	311	71	0	5	34	13	.291	.446	.585	1.031	141	56.1	.430	165	57
5	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	122	1997	BOS	153	684	209	44	11	30	98	35	6	92	22	9	734	365	85	2	7	2	9	.306	.342	.534	.875	116	25.4	.374	122	20.3
6	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	120	1997	COL	154	600	191	31	3	41	140	54	17	141	15	8	674	351	75	0	3	2	16	.318	.389	.585	.974	131	47.8	.418	131	26.2
7	Chuck Knoblauch C. Knoblauch	117	1997	MIN	156	611	178	26	10	9	58	84	17	84	62	10	716	251	45	0	4	6	11	.291	.390	.411	.800	104	15.8	.359	112	10.8
8	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	116	1997	NYY	159	654	190	31	7	10	70	74	10	125	23	12	748	265	48	8	2	0	14	.291	.370	.405	.775	103	10.5	.349	110	9.9
9	Rusty Greer R. Greer	112	1997	TEX	157	601	193	42	3	26	87	83	3	87	9	5	690	319	71	1	2	4	11	.321	.405	.531	.936	128	42.7	.407	141	36.1
10	Brian L. Hunter B. L. Hunter	112	1997	DET	162	658	177	29	7	4	45	66	1	121	74	18	738	232	40	8	5	1	13	.269	.334	.353	.687	77	-13.6	.310	81	-17.8
11	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	110	1997	CWS	146	530	184	35	0	35	125	109	3	69	1	1	649	324	70	0	7	9	15	.347	.456	.611	1.067	146	66	.454	179	65.5
12	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	109	1997	HOU	162	566	162	40	2	43	135	127	16	122	31	10	717	335	85	0	8	27	10	.286	.425	.592	1.017	143	54.9	.424	163	57.6
13	Bernie Williams B. Williams	107	1997	NYY	129	509	167	35	6	21	100	73	1	80	15	8	591	277	62	0	8	7	10	.328	.408	.544	.952	110	37.3	.408	149	36.8
14	Ray Durham R. Durham	106	1997	CWS	155	634	172	27	5	11	53	61	6	96	33	16	711	242	43	2	8	0	14	.271	.337	.382	.719	81	-6.2	.322	93	-6.8
15	Eric Young E. Young	106	1997	TOT	155	622	174	33	8	8	61	71	9	54	45	14	718	247	49	10	6	1	18	.280	.359	.397	.756	92	3.9	.339	86	-12.6
16	Tony Clark T. Clark	105	1997	DET	159	580	160	28	3	32	117	93	3	144	1	3	681	290	63	0	5	13	11	.276	.376	.500	.876	109	24.8	.376	124	20.8
17	Joey Cora J. Cora	105	1997	SEA	149	574	172	40	4	11	54	53	5	49	6	7	649	253	55	8	9	2	6	.300	.359	.441	.800	90	10.2	.351	109	7.2
18	Jay Buhner J. Buhner	104	1997	SEA	157	540	131	18	2	40	109	119	5	175	0	0	665	273	60	0	1	3	23	.243	.383	.506	.889	113	30.8	.388	133	27.8
19	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	104	1997	SEA	155	542	179	35	1	28	108	119	11	86	2	4	678	300	64	0	6	11	21	.330	.456	.554	1.009	142	58.6	.436	164	55.5
20	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	104	1997	LAD	152	556	201	32	1	40	124	69	3	77	5	1	633	355	73	0	5	11	19	.362	.431	.638	1.070	141	63.2	.452	183	66.4
21	Jim Thome J. Thome	104	1997	CLE	147	496	142	25	0	40	102	120	3	146	1	1	627	287	65	0	8	9	9	.286	.423	.579	1.001	126	48.6	.425	156	44.9
22	Steve Finley S. Finley	101	1997	SDP	143	560	146	26	5	28	92	43	3	92	15	3	615	266	59	2	7	2	10	.261	.313	.475	.788	79	3.2	.339	107	5.5
23	Dave Hollins D. Hollins	101	1997	ANA	149	572	165	29	2	16	85	62	8	124	16	6	648	246	47	1	5	2	12	.288	.363	.430	.793	90	10.5	.352	110	8.4
24	Chipper Jones C. Jones	100	1997	ATL	157	597	176	41	3	21	111	76	0	88	20	5	679	286	65	0	6	8	19	.295	.371	.479	.850	104	20.4	.368	122	18.7
25	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	100	1997	SEA	141	587	176	40	3	23	84	41	5	99	29	6	638	291	66	4	1	1	14	.300	.350	.496	.846	97	18.8	.368	120	15.9