Runs Batted In : 1962 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1962 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Davis 153 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Willie Mays 141 San Francisco Giants 2
Frank Robinson 136 Cincinnati Reds 3
Hank Aaron 128 Milwaukee Braves 4
Frank Howard 119 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Orlando Cepeda 114 San Francisco Giants 6
Don Demeter 107 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ernie Banks 104 Chicago Cubs 8
Bill White 102 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Vada Pinson 100 Cincinnati Reds 10
Felipe Alou 98 San Francisco Giants 11
Ken Boyer 98 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Thomas 94 New York Mets 13
Billy Williams 91 Chicago Cubs 14
Eddie Mathews 90 Milwaukee Braves 15
Gordy Coleman 86 Cincinnati Reds 16
Willie Davis 85 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Johnny Callison 83 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Ron Santo 83 Chicago Cubs  
Stan Musial 82 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Bill Mazeroski 81 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Roy Sievers 80 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Joe Adcock 78 Milwaukee Braves 23
Roman Mejias 76 Houston Colt .45s 24
Bob Skinner 75 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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?

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.