Runs Batted In : 1891 National League Top 25

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1891 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cap Anson 120 Chicago Colts 1
Billy Nash 95 Boston Beaneaters 2
Jim O'Rourke 95 New York Giants  
Harry Stovey 95 Boston Beaneaters  
Roger Connor 94 New York Giants 5
Sam Thompson 90 Philadelphia Phillies 6
George Davis 89 Cleveland Spiders 7
Ed Delahanty 86 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Bug Holliday 84 Cincinnati Reds 9
Oyster Burns 83 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Cupid Childs 83 Cleveland Spiders  
Cliff Carroll 80 Chicago Colts 12
Steve Brodie 78 Boston Beaneaters 13
Fred Pfeffer 77 Chicago Colts 14
Bill Dahlen 76 Chicago Colts 15
Herman Long 76 Boston Beaneaters  
Jack Clements 75 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Bobby Lowe 74 Boston Beaneaters 18
Jake Beckley 73 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Dave Foutz 73 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Mike Tiernan 73 New York Giants  
Jake Virtue 72 Cleveland Spiders 22
George Pinkney 71 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 23
Walt Wilmot 71 Chicago Colts  
Ed McKean 69 Cleveland Spiders 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.

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).

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