Runs Batted In : 1903 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1903 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Buck Freeman 104 Boston Americans 1
Charlie Hickman 97 Cleveland Blues 2
Nap Lajoie 93 Cleveland Blues 3
Lave Cross 90 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Sam Crawford 89 Detroit Tigers 5
Socks Seybold 84 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Jimmy Williams 82 New York Highlanders 7
Freddy Parent 80 Boston Americans 8
Charlie Carr 79 Detroit Tigers 9
John Anderson 78 St. Louis Browns 10
Jimmy Collins 72 Boston Americans 11
John Ganzel 71 New York Highlanders 12
Bill Bradley 68 Cleveland Blues 13
Hobe Ferris 66 Boston Americans 14
Kid Elberfeld 64 Detroit Tigers 15
New York Highlanders  
Danny Green 62 Chicago White Stockings 16
Danny Murphy 60 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Patsy Dougherty 59 Boston Americans 18
Frank Isbell 59 Chicago White Stockings  
Nixey Callahan 56 Chicago White Stockings 20
Harry Davis 55 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Bobby Wallace 54 St. Louis Browns 22
Candy LaChance 53 Boston Americans 23
Elmer Flick 51 Cleveland Blues 24
Lee Tannehill 50 Chicago White Stockings 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.