Runs Batted In : 1908 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1908 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb 108 Detroit Tigers 1
Sam Crawford 80 Detroit Tigers 2
Hobe Ferris 74 St. Louis Browns 3
Nap Lajoie 74 Cleveland Naps  
Claude Rossman 71 Detroit Tigers 5
Danny Murphy 66 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Jake Stahl 65 New York Highlanders 7
Boston Red Sox  
Doc Gessler 63 Boston Red Sox 8
Harry Davis 62 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Bobby Wallace 60 St. Louis Browns 10
Bill Hinchman 59 Cleveland Naps 11
Bob Unglaub 54 Boston Red Sox 12
Washington Senators  
Jimmy Williams 53 St. Louis Browns 13
Germany Schaefer 52 Detroit Tigers 14
Fielder Jones 50 Chicago White Sox 15
Tom Jones 50 St. Louis Browns  
Frank Isbell 49 Chicago White Sox 17
John Anderson 47 Chicago White Sox 18
Bill Bradley 46 Cleveland Naps 19
Heinie Wagner 46 Boston Red Sox  
Patsy Dougherty 45 Chicago White Sox 21
Jerry Freeman 45 Washington Senators  
George Stovall 45 Cleveland Naps  
Charlie Hemphill 44 New York Highlanders 24
Amby McConnell 43 Boston Red Sox 25



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?

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.

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).