Runs Batted In : 1921 American League Top 25

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1921 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 171 New York Yankees 1
Harry Heilmann 139 Detroit Tigers 2
Bob Meusel 135 New York Yankees 3
Bobby Veach 128 Detroit Tigers 4
Larry Gardner 120 Cleveland Indians 5
Ken Williams 117 St. Louis Browns 6
George Sisler 104 St. Louis Browns 7
Del Pratt 102 Boston Red Sox 8
Ty Cobb 101 Detroit Tigers 9
Tilly Walker 101 Philadelphia Athletics  
Wally Pipp 97 New York Yankees 11
Earl Sheely 95 Chicago White Sox 12
Joe Sewell 93 Cleveland Indians 13
Baby Doll Jacobson 90 St. Louis Browns 14
Elmer Smith 85 Cleveland Indians 15
Bibb Falk 82 Chicago White Sox 16
Sam Rice 79 Washington Senators 17
Hank Severeid 78 St. Louis Browns 18
Jimmy Dykes 77 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Stuffy McInnis 76 Boston Red Sox 20
Lu Blue 75 Detroit Tigers 21
Tris Speaker 75 Cleveland Indians  
Aaron Ward 75 New York Yankees  
Cy Perkins 73 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Bob Jones 72 Detroit Tigers 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.

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.

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?