Runs Batted In : 1951 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
 

1951 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Gus Zernial 129 Chicago White Sox 1
Philadelphia Athletics  
Ted Williams 126 Boston Red Sox 2
Eddie Robinson 117 Chicago White Sox 3
Luke Easter 103 Cleveland Indians 4
Al Rosen 102 Cleveland Indians 5
Sam Mele 94 Washington Senators 6
Vic Wertz 94 Detroit Tigers  
Yogi Berra 88 New York Yankees 8
Mickey Vernon 87 Washington Senators 9
Irv Noren 86 Washington Senators 10
Clyde Vollmer 85 Boston Red Sox 11
Eddie Joost 78 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Vern Stephens 78 Boston Red Sox  
Ray Coleman 76 St. Louis Browns 14
Chicago White Sox  
Minnie Minoso 76 Cleveland Indians  
Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Doerr 73 Boston Red Sox 16
Dom DiMaggio 72 Boston Red Sox 17
Joe DiMaggio 71 New York Yankees 18
Gene Woodling 71 New York Yankees  
Larry Doby 69 Cleveland Indians 20
Jim Busby 68 Chicago White Sox 21
Mickey Mantle 65 New York Yankees 22
Eddie Yost 65 Washington Senators  
Don Lenhardt 63 St. Louis Browns 24
Chicago White Sox  
Gil McDougald 63 New York Yankees  



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.

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.

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