Runs Batted In : 1933 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1933 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jimmie Foxx 163 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Lou Gehrig 139 New York Yankees 2
Al Simmons 119 Chicago White Sox 3
Joe Cronin 118 Washington Senators 4
Joe Kuhel 107 Washington Senators 5
Bruce Campbell 106 St. Louis Browns 6
Charlie Gehringer 105 Detroit Tigers 7
Tony Lazzeri 104 New York Yankees 8
Babe Ruth 103 New York Yankees 9
Pinky Higgins 99 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Ben Chapman 98 New York Yankees 11
Bill Dickey 97 New York Yankees 12
Roy Johnson 95 Boston Red Sox 13
Heinie Manush 95 Washington Senators  
Bob Johnson 93 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Earl Averill 92 Cleveland Indians 16
Hank Greenberg 87 Detroit Tigers 17
Fred Schulte 87 Washington Senators  
Luke Appling 85 Chicago White Sox 19
John Stone 80 Detroit Tigers 20
Ski Melillo 79 St. Louis Browns 21
Red Kress 78 Chicago White Sox 22
Rick Ferrell 77 St. Louis Browns 23
Boston Red Sox  
Doc Cramer 75 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Dib Williams 73 Philadelphia Athletics 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.

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.

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).