Runs Batted In : 1916 American 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
 

1916 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Del Pratt 103 St. Louis Browns 1
Wally Pipp 93 New York Yankees 2
Bobby Veach 91 Detroit Tigers 3
Tris Speaker 79 Cleveland Indians 4
Joe Jackson 78 Chicago White Sox 5
George Sisler 76 St. Louis Browns 6
George Burns 73 Detroit Tigers 7
Harry Heilmann 73 Detroit Tigers  
Chick Gandil 72 Cleveland Indians 9
Braggo Roth 72 Cleveland Indians  
Happy Felsch 70 Chicago White Sox 11
Ty Cobb 68 Detroit Tigers 12
Elmer Smith 67 Cleveland Indians 13
Washington Senators  
Larry Gardner 62 Boston Red Sox 14
Armando Marsans 60 St. Louis Browns 15
Stuffy McInnis 60 Philadelphia Athletics  
Roger Peckinpaugh 58 New York Yankees 17
Duffy Lewis 56 Boston Red Sox 18
Jack Graney 54 Cleveland Indians 19
Frank Baker 52 New York Yankees 20
Eddie Collins 52 Chicago White Sox  
Ward Miller 50 St. Louis Browns 22
Amos Strunk 49 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Howie Shanks 48 Washington Senators 24
John Henry 46 Washington Senators 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.

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.