Runs Batted In : 1918 National League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1918 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sherry Magee 76 Cincinnati Reds 1
George Cutshaw 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Fred Luderus 67 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Fred Merkle 65 Chicago Cubs 4
Red Smith 65 Boston Braves  
Irish Meusel 62 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Edd Roush 62 Cincinnati Reds  
Rogers Hornsby 60 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Dode Paskert 59 Chicago Cubs 9
Ed Konetchy 56 Boston Braves 10
Heinie Zimmerman 56 New York Giants  
Les Mann 55 Chicago Cubs 12
Gavvy Cravath 54 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Gene Paulette 52 St. Louis Cardinals 14
George Burns 51 New York Giants 15
Zack Wheat 51 Brooklyn Robins  
Max Carey 48 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Tommy Griffith 48 Cincinnati Reds  
Jake Daubert 47 Brooklyn Robins 19
Art Fletcher 47 New York Giants  
Lena Blackburne 45 Cincinnati Reds 21
Fritz Mollwitz 45 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill McKechnie 43 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Billy Southworth 43 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Milt Stock 42 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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.