Runs Batted In : 1942 American League Top 25

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1942 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams 137 Boston Red Sox 1
Joe DiMaggio 114 New York Yankees 2
Charlie Keller 108 New York Yankees 3
Joe Gordon 103 New York Yankees 4
Bobby Doerr 102 Boston Red Sox 5
Chet Laabs 99 St. Louis Browns 6
Vern Stephens 92 St. Louis Browns 7
Rudy York 90 Detroit Tigers 8
Mickey Vernon 86 Washington Senators 9
Les Fleming 82 Cleveland Indians 10
Wally Judnich 82 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Johnson 80 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Pinky Higgins 79 Detroit Tigers 13
Stan Spence 79 Washington Senators  
Ken Keltner 78 Cleveland Indians 15
George McQuinn 78 St. Louis Browns  
Jeff Heath 76 Cleveland Indians 17
Jim Tabor 75 Boston Red Sox 18
Dick Siebert 74 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Tony Lupien 70 Boston Red Sox 20
Phil Rizzuto 68 New York Yankees 21
Tommy Henrich 67 New York Yankees 22
Buddy Blair 66 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Roy Cullenbine 66 St. Louis Browns  
Washington Senators  
New York Yankees  
Bobby Estalella 65 Washington Senators 25



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

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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.