Runs Batted In : 1981 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1981 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mike Schmidt 91 Philadelphia Phillies 1
George Foster 90 Cincinnati Reds 2
Bill Buckner 75 Chicago Cubs 3
Gary Carter 68 Montreal Expos 4
Dave Concepcion 67 Cincinnati Reds 5
Gary Matthews 67 Philadelphia Phillies  
Andre Dawson 64 Montreal Expos 7
Steve Garvey 64 Los Angeles Dodgers  
George Hendrick 61 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Dave Kingman 59 New York Mets 10
Jose Cruz 55 Houston Astros 11
Jack Clark 53 San Francisco Giants 12
Chris Chambliss 51 Atlanta Braves 13
Ron Cey 50 Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Dale Murphy 50 Atlanta Braves  
Dusty Baker 49 Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Darrell Evans 48 San Francisco Giants 17
Pedro Guerrero 48 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Keith Hernandez 48 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Parker 48 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tom Herr 46 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Bill Madlock 45 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Ken Oberkfell 45 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry Parrish 44 Montreal Expos 24
Warren Cromartie 42 Montreal Expos 25



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).

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.

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.