Runs Batted In : 1940 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1940 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Mize 137 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Frank McCormick 127 Cincinnati Reds 2
Maurice Van Robays 116 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Elbie Fletcher 104 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Babe Young 101 New York Giants 5
Bill Nicholson 98 Chicago Cubs 6
Dolph Camilli 96 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Arky Vaughan 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Harry Danning 91 New York Giants 9
Chet Ross 89 Boston Bees 10
Hank Leiber 86 Chicago Cubs 11
Joe Medwick 86 St. Louis Cardinals  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Eddie Miller 79 Boston Bees 13
Mel Ott 79 New York Giants  
Ernie Lombardi 74 Cincinnati Reds 15
Enos Slaughter 73 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Johnny Rizzo 72 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Cincinnati Reds  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Max West 72 Boston Bees  
Dixie Walker 66 Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Bob Elliott 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Terry Moore 64 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ival Goodman 63 Cincinnati Reds 22
Frank Demaree 61 New York Giants 23
Jim Gleeson 61 Chicago Cubs  
Babe Phelps 61 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.