Runs Batted In : 1929 National League Top 25

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1929 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hack Wilson 159 Chicago Cubs 1
Mel Ott 151 New York Giants 2
Rogers Hornsby 149 Chicago Cubs 3
Chuck Klein 145 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jim Bottomley 137 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Chick Hafey 125 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Don Hurst 125 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lefty O'Doul 122 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Bill Terry 117 New York Giants 9
Pinky Whitney 115 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Babe Herman 113 Brooklyn Robins 11
Riggs Stephenson 110 Chicago Cubs 12
Pie Traynor 108 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
George Kelly 103 Cincinnati Reds 14
Kiki Cuyler 102 Chicago Cubs 15
Paul Waner 100 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Adam Comorosky 97 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Travis Jackson 94 New York Giants 18
Charlie Grimm 91 Chicago Cubs 19
Freddie Lindstrom 91 New York Giants  
George Grantham 90 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Earl Sheely 88 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Curt Walker 83 Cincinnati Reds 23
Harvey Hendrick 82 Brooklyn Robins 24
George Sisler 79 Boston Braves 25



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).

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.