Runs Batted In : 1884 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1884 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cap Anson 102 Chicago White Stockings 1
Fred Pfeffer 101 Chicago White Stockings 2
King Kelly 95 Chicago White Stockings 3
Ned Williamson 84 Chicago White Stockings 4
Roger Connor 82 New York Gothams 5
Dan Brouthers 79 Buffalo Bisons 6
Deacon White 74 Buffalo Bisons 7
Alex McKinnon 73 New York Gothams 8
Abner Dalrymple 69 Chicago White Stockings 9
Jim O'Rourke 63 Buffalo Bisons 10
Bill Crowley 61 Boston Beaneaters 11
John Morrill 61 Boston Beaneaters  
Jack Rowe 61 Buffalo Bisons  
Ezra Sutton 61 Boston Beaneaters  
Hardy Richardson 60 Buffalo Bisons 15
Jerry Denny 59 Providence Grays 16
Cliff Carroll 54 Providence Grays 17
Jim Lillie 53 Buffalo Bisons 18
Jack Manning 52 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Joe Hornung 51 Boston Beaneaters 20
John Ward 51 New York Gothams  
Milt Scott 50 Detroit Wolverines 22
Jack Burdock 49 Boston Beaneaters 23
Mike Dorgan 48 New York Gothams 24
Bill Phillips 46 Cleveland Blues 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?

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

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).