Runs Batted In : 1937 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)
 

1937 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Hank Greenberg 183 Detroit Tigers 1
Joe DiMaggio 167 New York Yankees 2
Lou Gehrig 159 New York Yankees 3
Bill Dickey 133 New York Yankees 4
Hal Trosky 128 Cleveland Indians 5
Jimmie Foxx 127 Boston Red Sox 6
Harlond Clift 118 St. Louis Browns 7
Beau Bell 117 St. Louis Browns 8
Gee Walker 113 Detroit Tigers 9
Joe Cronin 110 Boston Red Sox 10
Moose Solters 109 Cleveland Indians 11
Bob Johnson 108 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Pinky Higgins 106 Boston Red Sox 13
Rudy York 103 Detroit Tigers 14
Zeke Bonura 100 Chicago White Sox 15
Charlie Gehringer 96 Detroit Tigers 16
Dixie Walker 95 Chicago White Sox 17
Joe Vosmik 93 St. Louis Browns 18
Earl Averill 92 Cleveland Indians 19
John Stone 88 Washington Senators 20
Wally Moses 86 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Al Simmons 84 Washington Senators 22
Pete Fox 82 Detroit Tigers 23
Odell Hale 82 Cleveland Indians  
Jackie Hayes 79 Chicago White Sox 25



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?

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