Runs Batted In : 1926 American League Top 25

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1926 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth 146 New York Yankees 1
George Burns 114 Cleveland Indians 2
Tony Lazzeri 114 New York Yankees  
Lou Gehrig 112 New York Yankees 4
Al Simmons 109 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Bibb Falk 108 Chicago White Sox 6
Goose Goslin 108 Washington Senators  
Harry Heilmann 103 Detroit Tigers 8
Joe Judge 92 Washington Senators 9
Baby Doll Jacobson 90 St. Louis Browns 10
Boston Red Sox  
Earl Sheely 89 Chicago White Sox 11
Heinie Manush 86 Detroit Tigers 12
Tris Speaker 86 Cleveland Indians  
Joe Sewell 85 Cleveland Indians 14
Bob Meusel 81 New York Yankees 15
Sam Rice 76 Washington Senators 16
Homer Summa 76 Cleveland Indians  
Ken Williams 74 St. Louis Browns 18
Bob Fothergill 73 Detroit Tigers 19
George Sisler 71 St. Louis Browns 20
Phil Todt 69 Boston Red Sox 21
Marty McManus 68 St. Louis Browns 22
Ossie Bluege 65 Washington Senators 23
Joe Dugan 64 New York Yankees 24
Bucky Harris 63 Washington Senators 25



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?

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.