Runs Batted In : 1947 American League Top 25

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1947 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams 114 Boston Red Sox 1
Tommy Henrich 98 New York Yankees 2
Joe DiMaggio 97 New York Yankees 3
Jake Jones 96 Chicago White Sox 4
Boston Red Sox  
Bobby Doerr 95 Boston Red Sox 5
Billy Johnson 95 New York Yankees  
Joe Gordon 93 Cleveland Indians 7
George Kell 93 Detroit Tigers  
Rudy York 91 Boston Red Sox 9
Chicago White Sox  
Jeff Heath 85 St. Louis Browns 10
Mickey Vernon 85 Washington Senators  
Sam Chapman 83 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Vern Stephens 83 St. Louis Browns  
George McQuinn 80 New York Yankees 14
Roy Cullenbine 78 Detroit Tigers 15
Ken Keltner 76 Cleveland Indians 16
Sam Mele 73 Boston Red Sox 17
Stan Spence 73 Washington Senators  
Hank Majeski 72 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Dom DiMaggio 71 Boston Red Sox 20
Ferris Fain 71 Philadelphia Athletics  
Lou Boudreau 67 Cleveland Indians 22
Hoot Evers 67 Detroit Tigers  
Johnny Lindell 67 New York Yankees  
Eddie Joost 64 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.

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).

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.