Runs Batted In : 1983 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1983 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dale Murphy 121 Atlanta Braves 1
Andre Dawson 113 Montreal Expos 2
Mike Schmidt 109 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Pedro Guerrero 103 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Terry Kennedy 98 San Diego Padres 5
George Hendrick 97 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Jose Cruz 92 Houston Astros 7
Ron Cey 90 Chicago Cubs 8
George Foster 90 New York Mets  
Jeffrey Leonard 87 San Francisco Giants 10
Jody Davis 84 Chicago Cubs 11
Al Oliver 84 Montreal Expos  
Darrell Evans 82 San Francisco Giants 13
Gary Carter 79 Montreal Expos 14
Phil Garner 79 Houston Astros  
Dickie Thon 79 Houston Astros  
Chris Chambliss 78 Atlanta Braves 17
Jason Thompson 76 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Willie McGee 75 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Darryl Strawberry 74 New York Mets 20
Dusty Baker 73 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Tim Raines 71 Montreal Expos 22
Glenn Hubbard 70 Atlanta Braves 23
Ray Knight 70 Houston Astros  
Keith Moreland 70 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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.

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).