Runs Batted In : 1931 American League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1931 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 184 New York Yankees 1
Babe Ruth 163 New York Yankees 2
Earl Averill 143 Cleveland Indians 3
Al Simmons 128 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Joe Cronin 126 Washington Senators 5
Ben Chapman 122 New York Yankees 6
Jimmie Foxx 120 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Joe Vosmik 117 Cleveland Indians 8
Red Kress 114 St. Louis Browns 9
Lyn Lary 107 New York Yankees 10
Goose Goslin 105 St. Louis Browns 11
Earl Webb 103 Boston Red Sox 12
Ossie Bluege 98 Washington Senators 13
Sam West 91 Washington Senators 14
Mickey Cochrane 89 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Dale Alexander 87 Detroit Tigers 16
Ed Morgan 86 Cleveland Indians 17
Lew Fonseca 85 Cleveland Indians 18
Chicago White Sox  
Joe Kuhel 85 Washington Senators  
Tony Lazzeri 83 New York Yankees 20
Bill Dickey 78 New York Yankees 21
Bing Miller 77 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Carl Reynolds 77 Chicago White Sox  
John Stone 76 Detroit Tigers 24
Willie Kamm 75 Chicago White Sox 25
Cleveland Indians  



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.

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?