Runs Batted In : 1911 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)
 

1911 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Wildfire Schulte 107 Chicago Cubs 1
Chief Wilson 107 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Fred Luderus 99 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Sherry Magee 94 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Dick Hoblitzel 91 Cincinnati Reds 5
Doc Miller 91 Boston Rustlers  
Honus Wagner 89 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Ed Konetchy 88 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Heinie Zimmerman 85 Chicago Cubs 9
Fred Merkle 84 New York Giants 10
Mike Mitchell 84 Cincinnati Reds  
Dots Miller 78 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Red Murray 78 New York Giants  
Larry Doyle 77 New York Giants 14
Fred Snodgrass 77 New York Giants  
Zack Wheat 76 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Hans Lobert 72 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Steve Evans 71 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Solly Hofman 70 Chicago Cubs 19
Joe Tinker 69 Chicago Cubs 20
Buck Herzog 67 Boston Rustlers 21
New York Giants  
Rube Ellis 66 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Bill Sweeney 63 Boston Rustlers 23
Jim Doyle 62 Chicago Cubs 24
Johnny Bates 61 Cincinnati Reds 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.

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).