Runs Batted In : 1878 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)
 

1878 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Paul Hines 50 Providence Grays 1
Lew Brown 43 Providence Grays 2
Cap Anson 40 Chicago White Stockings 3
Bob Ferguson 39 Chicago White Stockings 4
Charley Jones 39 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Harbridge 37 Chicago White Stockings 6
Russ McKelvy 36 Indianapolis Browns 7
Terry Larkin 32 Chicago White Stockings 8
Orator Shafer 30 Indianapolis Browns 9
John Cassidy 29 Chicago White Stockings 10
John Clapp 29 Indianapolis Browns  
Dick Higham 29 Providence Grays  
Bill McClellan 29 Chicago White Stockings  
Jim O'Rourke 29 Boston Red Caps  
Ezra Sutton 29 Boston Red Caps  
Deacon White 29 Cincinnati Reds  
Joe Gerhardt 28 Cincinnati Reds 17
Cal McVey 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Jake Goodman 27 Milwaukee Cream Citys 19
Frank Hankinson 27 Chicago White Stockings  
King Kelly 27 Cincinnati Reds  
Joe Start 27 Chicago White Stockings  
Tom York 26 Providence Grays 23
Jack Burdock 25 Boston Red Caps 24
Bill Hague 25 Providence Grays  



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.

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.

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).