Runs Batted In : 1963 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)
 

1963 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron 130 Milwaukee Braves 1
Ken Boyer 111 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Bill White 109 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Vada Pinson 106 Cincinnati Reds 4
Willie Mays 103 San Francisco Giants 5
Willie McCovey 102 San Francisco Giants 6
Ron Santo 99 Chicago Cubs 7
Orlando Cepeda 97 San Francisco Giants 8
Billy Williams 95 Chicago Cubs 9
Frank Robinson 91 Cincinnati Reds 10
Tommy Davis 88 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Eddie Mathews 84 Milwaukee Braves 12
Don Demeter 83 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Felipe Alou 82 San Francisco Giants 14
Roy Sievers 82 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Callison 78 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Ron Fairly 77 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Roberto Clemente 76 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Dick Groat 73 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Joe Torre 71 Milwaukee Braves 20
Ed Bailey 68 San Francisco Giants 21
Johnny Edwards 67 Cincinnati Reds 22
Tony Gonzalez 66 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Gene Oliver 65 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Milwaukee Braves  
Ernie Banks 64 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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.