Runs Batted In : 1923 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)
 

1923 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 131 New York Yankees 1
Tris Speaker 130 Cleveland Indians 2
Harry Heilmann 115 Detroit Tigers 3
Joe Sewell 109 Cleveland Indians 4
Wally Pipp 108 New York Yankees 5
Goose Goslin 99 Washington Senators 6
Joe Hauser 94 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Marty McManus 94 St. Louis Browns  
Bob Meusel 91 New York Yankees 9
Ken Williams 91 St. Louis Browns  
Ty Cobb 88 Detroit Tigers 11
Earl Sheely 88 Chicago White Sox  
Willie Kamm 87 Chicago White Sox 13
George Burns 82 Boston Red Sox 14
Aaron Ward 82 New York Yankees  
Baby Doll Jacobson 81 St. Louis Browns 16
Joe Harris 76 Boston Red Sox 17
Sam Rice 75 Washington Senators 18
Topper Rigney 74 Detroit Tigers 19
Jack Tobin 73 St. Louis Browns 20
Bucky Harris 70 Washington Senators 21
Homer Summa 69 Cleveland Indians 22
Eddie Collins 67 Chicago White Sox 23
Joe Dugan 67 New York Yankees  
Fred Haney 67 Detroit Tigers  



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).

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.

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.