Runs Batted In : 1938 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1938 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe Medwick 122 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Mel Ott 116 New York Giants 2
Johnny Rizzo 111 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Frank McCormick 106 Cincinnati Reds 4
Johnny Mize 102 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Dolph Camilli 100 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Ernie Lombardi 95 Cincinnati Reds 7
Ival Goodman 92 Cincinnati Reds 8
Harry Craft 83 Cincinnati Reds 9
Cookie Lavagetto 79 Brooklyn Dodgers 10
Pep Young 79 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Cuccinello 76 Boston Bees 12
Ernie Koy 76 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Al Todd 75 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Morrie Arnovich 72 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Augie Galan 69 Chicago Cubs 16
Paul Waner 69 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Arky Vaughan 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Stan Hack 67 Chicago Cubs 19
Carl Reynolds 67 Chicago Cubs  
Hank Leiber 65 New York Giants 21
Don Padgett 65 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Gutteridge 64 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Gus Suhr 64 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Max West 63 Boston Bees 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.

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 most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?