Runs Batted In : 1901 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1901 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nap Lajoie 125 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Buck Freeman 114 Boston Americans 2
John Anderson 99 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Sam Mertes 98 Chicago White Stockings 4
Jimmy Williams 96 Baltimore Orioles 5
Jimmy Collins 94 Boston Americans 6
Bill Keister 93 Baltimore Orioles 7
Socks Seybold 90 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Fred Hartman 89 Chicago White Stockings 9
Erve Beck 79 Cleveland Blues 10
Cy Seymour 77 Baltimore Orioles 11
Harry Davis 76 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Kid Elberfeld 76 Detroit Tigers  
Kid Gleason 75 Detroit Tigers 14
Candy LaChance 75 Cleveland Blues  
Lave Cross 73 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Sam Dungan 73 Washington Senators  
Chick Stahl 72 Boston Americans 18
Frank Isbell 70 Chicago White Stockings 19
Bill Coughlin 68 Washington Senators 20
Mike Donlin 67 Baltimore Orioles 21
Doc Nance 66 Detroit Tigers 22
Jimmy Barrett 65 Detroit Tigers 23
Fielder Jones 65 Chicago White Stockings  
Wid Conroy 64 Milwaukee Brewers 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).

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.

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?