Runs Batted In : 1946 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1946 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Enos Slaughter 130 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Dixie Walker 116 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Stan Musial 103 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Whitey Kurowski 89 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Ralph Kiner 81 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Tommy Holmes 79 Boston Braves 6
Phil Cavarretta 78 Chicago Cubs 7
Del Ennis 73 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Pete Reiser 73 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Mize 70 New York Giants 10
Grady Hatton 69 Cincinnati Reds 11
Bob Elliott 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Elbie Fletcher 66 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Frank McCormick 66 Philadelphia Phillies  
Phil Masi 62 Boston Braves 15
Ron Northey 62 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pee Wee Reese 60 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Ed Stevens 60 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Eddie Waitkus 55 Chicago Cubs 19
Peanuts Lowrey 54 Chicago Cubs 20
Frankie Gustine 52 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Andy Seminick 52 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bert Haas 50 Cincinnati Reds 23
Billy Herman 50 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Boston Braves  
Jim Russell 50 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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).