Runs Batted In : 1890 Players League Top 25

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1890 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the Players League

Hardy Richardson 146 Boston Red Stockings 1
Dave Orr 124 Brooklyn Wonders 2
Jake Beckley 120 Pittsburgh Burghers 3
Jim O'Rourke 115 New York Giants 4
Henry Larkin 112 Cleveland Infants 5
Roger Connor 103 New York Giants 6
Sam Wise 102 Buffalo Bisons 7
George Wood 102 Philadelphia Quakers  
Lou Bierbauer 99 Brooklyn Wonders 9
Dan Brouthers 97 Boston Red Stockings 10
Pete Browning 93 Cleveland Infants 11
Ed Beecher 90 Buffalo Bisons 12
Billy Nash 90 Boston Red Stockings  
Billy Shindle 90 Philadelphia Quakers  
Jimmy Ryan 89 Chicago Pirates 15
Joe Mulvey 87 Philadelphia Quakers 16
Jocko Fields 86 Pittsburgh Burghers 17
Duke Farrell 84 Chicago Pirates 18
Harry Stovey 84 Boston Red Stockings  
Hugh Duffy 82 Chicago Pirates 20
Joe Quinn 82 Boston Red Stockings  
Fred Pfeffer 80 Chicago Pirates 22
Danny Richardson 80 New York Giants  
Bill Joyce 78 Brooklyn Wonders 24
Jack Rowe 76 Buffalo Bisons 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.

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?