Runs Batted In : 1973 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1973 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Stargell 119 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Lee May 105 Houston Astros 2
Johnny Bench 104 Cincinnati Reds 3
Darrell Evans 104 Atlanta Braves  
Ken Singleton 103 Montreal Expos 5
Tony Perez 101 Cincinnati Reds 6
Dusty Baker 99 Atlanta Braves 7
Davey Johnson 99 Atlanta Braves  
Al Oliver 99 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Greg Luzinski 97 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Hank Aaron 96 Atlanta Braves 11
Bobby Bonds 96 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Watson 94 Houston Astros 13
Ted Simmons 91 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Doug Rader 89 Houston Astros 15
Joe Ferguson 88 Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Bob Bailey 86 Montreal Expos 17
Billy Williams 86 Chicago Cubs  
Mike Lum 82 Atlanta Braves 19
Joe Morgan 82 Cincinnati Reds  
Ron Cey 80 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Nate Colbert 80 San Diego Padres  
Willie Davis 77 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Ron Santo 77 Chicago Cubs  
Garry Maddox 76 San Francisco Giants 25



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).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.