Runs Batted In : 1951 National League Top 25

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1951 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Monte Irvin 121 New York Giants 1
Sid Gordon 109 Boston Braves 2
Ralph Kiner 109 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Roy Campanella 108 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Stan Musial 108 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gil Hodges 103 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Duke Snider 101 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Bobby Thomson 101 New York Giants  
Andy Pafko 93 Chicago Cubs 9
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Earl Torgeson 92 Boston Braves 10
Carl Furillo 91 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Gus Bell 89 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Hank Sauer 89 Chicago Cubs  
Jackie Robinson 88 Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Pee Wee Reese 84 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Wally Westlake 84 Pittsburgh Pirates  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Willie Jones 81 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Ted Kluszewski 77 Cincinnati Reds 18
Randy Jackson 76 Chicago Cubs 19
Del Ennis 73 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Whitey Lockman 73 New York Giants  
Granny Hamner 72 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Bob Elliott 70 Boston Braves 23
Wes Westrum 70 New York Giants  
Al Dark 69 New York Giants 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.

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?

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.