Runs Batted In : 1946 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1946 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Hank Greenberg 127 Detroit Tigers 1
Ted Williams 123 Boston Red Sox 2
Rudy York 119 Boston Red Sox 3
Bobby Doerr 116 Boston Red Sox 4
Charlie Keller 101 New York Yankees 5
Joe DiMaggio 95 New York Yankees 6
Stan Spence 87 Washington Senators 7
Mickey Vernon 85 Washington Senators 8
Jeff Heath 84 Washington Senators 9
St. Louis Browns  
Tommy Henrich 83 New York Yankees 10
Dom DiMaggio 73 Boston Red Sox 11
Wally Judnich 72 St. Louis Browns 12
Johnny Berardino 68 St. Louis Browns 13
Sam Chapman 67 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Aaron Robinson 64 New York Yankees 15
Vern Stephens 64 St. Louis Browns  
Lou Boudreau 62 Cleveland Indians 17
Pat Seerey 62 Cleveland Indians  
Dick Wakefield 59 Detroit Tigers 19
Jerry Priddy 58 Washington Senators 20
Roy Cullenbine 56 Detroit Tigers 21
Cecil Travis 56 Washington Senators  
Luke Appling 55 Chicago White Sox 23
Johnny Pesky 55 Boston Red Sox  
Hank Edwards 54 Cleveland Indians 25



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.

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.