Runs Batted In : 1948 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
 

1948 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Joe DiMaggio 155 New York Yankees 1
Vern Stephens 137 Boston Red Sox 2
Ted Williams 127 Boston Red Sox 3
Joe Gordon 124 Cleveland Indians 4
Hank Majeski 120 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Ken Keltner 119 Cleveland Indians 6
Bobby Doerr 111 Boston Red Sox 7
Lou Boudreau 106 Cleveland Indians 8
Hoot Evers 103 Detroit Tigers 9
Tommy Henrich 100 New York Yankees 10
Yogi Berra 98 New York Yankees 11
Ferris Fain 88 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Dom DiMaggio 87 Boston Red Sox 13
Eddie Robinson 83 Cleveland Indians 14
Whitey Platt 82 St. Louis Browns 15
Pat Mullin 80 Detroit Tigers 16
Jerry Priddy 79 St. Louis Browns 17
Al Zarilla 74 St. Louis Browns 18
Sam Chapman 70 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Pat Seerey 70 Cleveland Indians  
Chicago White Sox  
Bud Stewart 69 New York Yankees 21
Washington Senators  
Birdie Tebbetts 68 Boston Red Sox 22
Vic Wertz 67 Detroit Tigers 23
Larry Doby 66 Cleveland Indians 24
Billy Goodman 66 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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?