Runs Batted In : 1943 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"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)
 

1943 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rudy York 118 Detroit Tigers 1
Nick Etten 107 New York Yankees 2
Billy Johnson 94 New York Yankees 3
Vern Stephens 91 St. Louis Browns 4
Stan Spence 88 Washington Senators 5
Charlie Keller 86 New York Yankees 6
Chet Laabs 85 St. Louis Browns 7
Jim Tabor 85 Boston Red Sox  
Pinky Higgins 84 Detroit Tigers 9
Luke Appling 80 Chicago White Sox 10
Jeff Heath 79 Cleveland Indians 11
Dick Wakefield 79 Detroit Tigers  
Bobby Doerr 75 Boston Red Sox 13
George McQuinn 74 St. Louis Browns 14
Dick Siebert 72 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Mickey Vernon 70 Washington Senators 16
Joe Gordon 69 New York Yankees 17
Lou Boudreau 67 Cleveland Indians 18
Bobby Estalella 63 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Bob Johnson 63 Washington Senators  
Ray Mack 62 Cleveland Indians 21
Jerry Priddy 62 Washington Senators  
Jake Early 60 Washington Senators 23
Roy Cullenbine 56 Cleveland Indians 24
John Sullivan 55 Washington Senators 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?

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).