Runs Batted In : 1923 National League Top 25

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1923 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Irish Meusel 125 New York Giants 1
Cy Williams 114 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Frankie Frisch 111 New York Giants 3
George Kelly 103 New York Giants 4
Jack Fournier 102 Brooklyn Robins 5
Pie Traynor 101 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Charlie Grimm 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Milt Stock 96 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Stuffy McInnis 95 Boston Braves 9
Jim Bottomley 94 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Bernie Friberg 88 Chicago Cubs 11
Hack Miller 88 Chicago Cubs  
Edd Roush 88 Cincinnati Reds  
Cotton Tierney 88 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ross Youngs 87 New York Giants 15
Bob O'Farrell 84 Chicago Cubs 16
Pat Duncan 83 Cincinnati Reds 17
Rogers Hornsby 83 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tony Boeckel 79 Boston Braves 19
Bubbles Hargrave 78 Cincinnati Reds 20
Billy Southworth 78 Boston Braves  
Clyde Barnhart 72 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
George Grantham 70 Chicago Cubs 23
Walter Holke 70 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jigger Statz 70 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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).