Runs Batted In : 1904 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1904 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nap Lajoie 102 Cleveland Blues 1
Buck Freeman 84 Boston Americans 2
Bill Bradley 83 Cleveland Blues 3
John Anderson 82 New York Highlanders 4
Danny Murphy 77 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Freddy Parent 77 Boston Americans  
Jimmy Williams 74 New York Highlanders 7
Sam Crawford 73 Detroit Tigers 8
Lave Cross 71 Philadelphia Athletics 9
George Davis 69 Chicago White Sox 10
Bobby Wallace 69 St. Louis Browns  
Tom Jones 68 St. Louis Browns 12
Jimmy Collins 67 Boston Americans 13
Charlie Hickman 67 Cleveland Blues  
Detroit Tigers  
Chick Stahl 67 Boston Americans  
Socks Seybold 64 Philadelphia Athletics 16
Hobe Ferris 63 Boston Americans 17
Harry Davis 62 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Danny Green 62 Chicago White Sox  
Lee Tannehill 61 Chicago White Sox 20
Elmer Flick 56 Cleveland Blues 21
Nixey Callahan 54 Chicago White Sox 22
Wid Conroy 52 New York Highlanders 23
Billy Lush 50 Cleveland Blues 24
Jake Stahl 50 Washington Senators  



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).

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.