Runs Batted In : 1950 American League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1950 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walt Dropo 144 Boston Red Sox 1
Vern Stephens 144 Boston Red Sox  
Yogi Berra 124 New York Yankees 3
Vic Wertz 123 Detroit Tigers 4
Joe DiMaggio 122 New York Yankees 5
Bobby Doerr 120 Boston Red Sox 6
Al Rosen 116 Cleveland Indians 7
Luke Easter 107 Cleveland Indians 8
Hoot Evers 103 Detroit Tigers 9
Larry Doby 102 Cleveland Indians 10
George Kell 101 Detroit Tigers 11
Irv Noren 98 Washington Senators 12
Ted Williams 97 Boston Red Sox 13
Sam Chapman 95 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Gus Zernial 93 Chicago White Sox 15
Sam Mele 86 Washington Senators 16
Eddie Robinson 86 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Groth 85 Detroit Tigers 18
Ferris Fain 83 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Don Lenhardt 81 St. Louis Browns 20
Dave Philley 80 Chicago White Sox 21
Jerry Priddy 75 Detroit Tigers 22
Mickey Vernon 75 Cleveland Indians  
Washington Senators  
Al Zarilla 74 Boston Red Sox 24
Johnny Mize 72 New York Yankees 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?

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.