Runs Batted In : 1877 National League Top 25

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"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1877 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Deacon White 49 Boston Red Caps 1
John Peters 41 Chicago White Stockings 2
Ezra Sutton 39 Boston Red Caps 3
Charley Jones 38 Cincinnati Red Stockings 4
Chicago White Stockings  
Tom York 37 Hartford Dark Blues 5
Jack Manning 36 Cincinnati Red Stockings 6
Cal McVey 36 Chicago White Stockings  
Bob Ferguson 35 Hartford Dark Blues 8
Joe Gerhardt 35 Louisville Grays  
Al Spalding 35 Chicago White Stockings  
George Wright 35 Boston Red Caps  
John Clapp 34 St. Louis Brown Stockings 12
Orator Shafer 34 Louisville Grays  
Cap Anson 32 Chicago White Stockings 14
Bob Addy 31 Cincinnati Red Stockings 15
Lew Brown 31 Boston Red Caps  
Tommy Bond 30 Boston Red Caps 17
Bill Craver 29 Louisville Grays 18
John Morrill 28 Boston Red Caps 19
Pop Snyder 28 Louisville Grays  
John Cassidy 27 Hartford Dark Blues 21
Art Croft 27 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Jim Devlin 27 Louisville Grays  
Andy Leonard 27 Boston Red Caps  
George Hall 26 Louisville Grays 25



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.

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?

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).