Runs Batted In : 1927 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1927 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 175 New York Yankees 1
Babe Ruth 164 New York Yankees 2
Goose Goslin 120 Washington Senators 3
Harry Heilmann 120 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Fothergill 114 Detroit Tigers 5
Al Simmons 108 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Bob Meusel 103 New York Yankees 7
Tony Lazzeri 102 New York Yankees 8
George Sisler 97 St. Louis Browns 9
Ty Cobb 93 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Joe Sewell 92 Cleveland Indians 11
Heinie Manush 90 Detroit Tigers 12
Bill Barrett 83 Chicago White Sox 13
Bibb Falk 83 Chicago White Sox  
Sammy Hale 81 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Mickey Cochrane 80 Philadelphia Athletics 16
George Burns 78 Cleveland Indians 17
Bing Miller 75 St. Louis Browns 18
Homer Summa 74 Cleveland Indians 19
Ken Williams 74 St. Louis Browns  
Tris Speaker 73 Washington Senators 21
Joe Judge 71 Washington Senators 22
Ira Flagstead 69 Boston Red Sox 23
Marty McManus 69 Detroit Tigers  
Harry Rice 68 St. Louis Browns 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?

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.