Runs Batted In : 1964 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)
 

1964 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ken Boyer 119 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Ron Santo 114 Chicago Cubs 2
Willie Mays 111 San Francisco Giants 3
Joe Torre 109 Milwaukee Braves 4
Johnny Callison 104 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Bill White 102 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Billy Williams 98 Chicago Cubs 7
Orlando Cepeda 97 San Francisco Giants 8
Frank Robinson 96 Cincinnati Reds 9
Hank Aaron 95 Milwaukee Braves 10
Ernie Banks 95 Chicago Cubs  
Dick Allen 91 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Rico Carty 88 Milwaukee Braves 13
Roberto Clemente 87 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Tommy Davis 86 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Walt Bond 85 Houston Colt .45s 16
Vada Pinson 84 Cincinnati Reds 17
Jim Ray Hart 81 San Francisco Giants 18
Deron Johnson 79 Cincinnati Reds 19
Willie Stargell 78 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Willie Davis 77 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Joe Christopher 76 New York Mets 22
Ron Fairly 74 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Eddie Mathews 74 Milwaukee Braves  
Lee Maye 74 Milwaukee Braves  



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?

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).