Runs Batted In : 2006 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:

"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)
 

2006 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ryan Howard 149 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Albert Pujols 137 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Lance Berkman 136 Houston Astros 3
Andruw Jones 129 Atlanta Braves 4
Garrett Atkins 120 Colorado Rockies 5
Aramis Ramirez 119 Chicago Cubs 6
Carlos Beltran 116 New York Mets 7
David Wright 116 New York Mets  
Miguel Cabrera 114 Florida Marlins 9
Carlos Delgado 114 New York Mets  
Matt Holliday 114 Colorado Rockies  
Ryan Zimmerman 110 Washington Nationals 12
Jason Bay 109 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Jeff Francoeur 103 Atlanta Braves 14
Chase Utley 102 Philadelphia Phillies 15
J.D. Drew 100 Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Pedro Feliz 98 San Francisco Giants 17
Pat Burrell 95 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Scott Rolen 95 St. Louis Cardinals  
Alfonso Soriano 95 Washington Nationals  
Ray Durham 93 San Francisco Giants 21
Nomar Garciaparra 93 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Brian McCann 93 Atlanta Braves  
Adam Dunn 92 Cincinnati Reds 24
Adam LaRoche 90 Atlanta Braves 25



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

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.

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).