Runs Batted In : 1953 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
 

1953 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roy Campanella 142 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Eddie Mathews 135 Milwaukee Braves 2
Duke Snider 126 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Del Ennis 125 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Gil Hodges 122 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Ralph Kiner 116 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Chicago Cubs  
Stan Musial 113 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Ray Jablonski 112 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Ted Kluszewski 108 Cincinnati Redlegs 9
Bobby Thomson 106 New York Giants 10
Gus Bell 105 Cincinnati Redlegs 11
Frank Thomas 102 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Jim Greengrass 100 Cincinnati Redlegs 13
Monte Irvin 97 New York Giants 14
Jackie Robinson 95 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Carl Furillo 92 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Granny Hamner 92 Philadelphia Phillies  
Enos Slaughter 89 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Al Dark 88 New York Giants 19
Steve Bilko 84 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Joe Adcock 80 Milwaukee Braves 21
Red Schoendienst 79 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Dee Fondy 78 Chicago Cubs 23
Sid Gordon 75 Milwaukee Braves 24
Hank Thompson 74 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.

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?