Runs Batted In : 1899 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1899 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ed Delahanty 137 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Buck Freeman 122 Washington Senators 2
Jimmy Williams 116 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Honus Wagner 113 Louisville Colonels 4
Bobby Wallace 108 St. Louis Perfectos 5
Hugh Duffy 102 Boston Beaneaters 6
Herman Long 100 Boston Beaneaters 7
Jake Beckley 99 Cincinnati Reds 8
Elmer Flick 98 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Joe Kelley 93 Brooklyn Superbas 10
John Anderson 92 Brooklyn Superbas 11
Jimmy Collins 92 Boston Beaneaters  
Billy Lauder 90 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Dan McGann 90 Brooklyn Superbas  
Washington Senators  
Tom Daly 88 Brooklyn Superbas 15
Bobby Lowe 88 Boston Beaneaters  
Steve Brodie 87 Baltimore Orioles 17
Kip Selbach 87 Cincinnati Reds  
Lave Cross 84 Cleveland Spiders 19
St. Louis Perfectos  
Emmet Heidrick 82 St. Louis Perfectos 20
Tommy Corcoran 81 Cincinnati Reds 21
Sam Mertes 81 Chicago Orphans  
Tom O'Brien 77 New York Giants 23
Pearce Chiles 76 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Bill Dahlen 76 Brooklyn Superbas  



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.

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