Runs Batted In : 1917 American 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)
 

1917 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bobby Veach 103 Detroit Tigers 1
Ty Cobb 102 Detroit Tigers 2
Happy Felsch 102 Chicago White Sox  
Harry Heilmann 86 Detroit Tigers 4
Joe Jackson 75 Chicago White Sox 5
Ping Bodie 74 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Braggo Roth 72 Cleveland Indians 7
Frank Baker 71 New York Yankees 8
Wally Pipp 70 New York Yankees 9
Sam Rice 69 Washington Senators 10
Eddie Collins 67 Chicago White Sox 11
Ray Bates 66 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Joe Harris 65 Cleveland Indians 13
Duffy Lewis 65 Boston Red Sox  
Larry Gardner 61 Boston Red Sox 15
Tris Speaker 60 Cleveland Indians 16
Chick Gandil 57 Chicago White Sox 17
Hank Severeid 57 St. Louis Browns  
Baby Doll Jacobson 55 St. Louis Browns 19
Del Pratt 53 St. Louis Browns 20
George Sisler 52 St. Louis Browns 21
Ray Schalk 51 Chicago White Sox 22
Everett Scott 50 Boston Red Sox 23
Clyde Milan 48 Washington Senators 24
Dick Hoblitzel 47 Boston Red Sox 25



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 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.