Runs Batted In : 1976 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1976 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Foster 121 Cincinnati Reds 1
Joe Morgan 111 Cincinnati Reds 2
Mike Schmidt 107 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Bob Watson 102 Houston Astros 4
Greg Luzinski 95 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Tony Perez 91 Cincinnati Reds 6
Bobby Murcer 90 San Francisco Giants 7
Dave Parker 90 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Richie Zisk 89 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Dave Kingman 86 New York Mets 10
Bill Madlock 84 Chicago Cubs 11
Gary Matthews 84 San Francisco Giants  
Willie Montanez 84 San Francisco Giants  
Atlanta Braves  
Cesar Cedeno 83 Houston Astros 14
Ron Cey 80 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Steve Garvey 80 Los Angeles Dodgers  
John Milner 78 New York Mets 17
Rick Monday 77 Chicago Cubs 18
Ted Simmons 75 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Johnny Bench 74 Cincinnati Reds 20
Ken Griffey 74 Cincinnati Reds  
Hector Cruz 71 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Mike Ivie 70 San Diego Padres 23
Dave Concepcion 69 Cincinnati Reds 24
Dave Winfield 69 San Diego Padres  



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).

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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.