Runs Batted In : 1944 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1944 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Vern Stephens 109 St. Louis Browns 1
Bob Johnson 106 Boston Red Sox 2
Johnny Lindell 103 New York Yankees 3
Stan Spence 100 Washington Senators 4
Rudy York 98 Detroit Tigers 5
Nick Etten 91 New York Yankees 6
Ken Keltner 91 Cleveland Indians  
Mark Christman 83 St. Louis Browns 8
Bobby Doerr 81 Boston Red Sox 9
Roy Cullenbine 80 Cleveland Indians 10
Frankie Hayes 78 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Pinky Higgins 76 Detroit Tigers 12
George McQuinn 72 St. Louis Browns 13
Jim Tabor 72 Boston Red Sox  
Mickey Rocco 70 Cleveland Indians 15
Hal Trosky 70 Chicago White Sox  
Lou Boudreau 67 Cleveland Indians 17
Bud Metheny 67 New York Yankees  
Pete Fox 64 Boston Red Sox 19
Eddie Mayo 63 Detroit Tigers 20
Eddie Carnett 60 Chicago White Sox 21
Bobby Estalella 60 Philadelphia Athletics  
Catfish Metkovich 59 Boston Red Sox 23
Gene Moore 58 St. Louis Browns 24
Gil Torres 58 Washington Senators  



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.

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.