Runs Batted In : 1920 American League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1920 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 137 New York Yankees 1
Baby Doll Jacobson 122 St. Louis Browns 2
George Sisler 122 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Jackson 121 Chicago White Sox 4
Larry Gardner 118 Cleveland Indians 5
Happy Felsch 115 Chicago White Sox 6
Bobby Veach 113 Detroit Tigers 7
Tris Speaker 107 Cleveland Indians 8
Elmer Smith 103 Cleveland Indians 9
Del Pratt 97 New York Yankees 10
Braggo Roth 92 Washington Senators 11
Harry Heilmann 89 Detroit Tigers 12
Bob Meusel 83 New York Yankees 13
Tilly Walker 82 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Sam Rice 80 Washington Senators 15
Ping Bodie 79 New York Yankees 16
Eddie Collins 76 Chicago White Sox 17
Wally Pipp 76 New York Yankees  
Buck Weaver 74 Chicago White Sox 19
Tim Hendryx 73 Boston Red Sox 20
Ken Williams 72 St. Louis Browns 21
Doc Johnston 71 Cleveland Indians 22
Stuffy McInnis 71 Boston Red Sox  
Bucky Harris 68 Washington Senators 24
Swede Risberg 65 Chicago White 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?

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).

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.