Runs Batted In : 1885 National 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
 

1885 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cap Anson 108 Chicago White Stockings 1
King Kelly 75 Chicago White Stockings 2
Fred Pfeffer 73 Chicago White Stockings 3
Tom Burns 71 Chicago White Stockings 4
Roger Connor 65 New York Giants 5
Ned Williamson 65 Chicago White Stockings  
Joe Mulvey 64 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Buck Ewing 63 New York Giants 8
Abner Dalrymple 61 Chicago White Stockings 9
Charlie Bennett 60 Detroit Wolverines 10
Dan Brouthers 59 Buffalo Bisons 11
George Gore 57 Chicago White Stockings 12
Deacon White 57 Buffalo Bisons  
Pete Gillespie 52 New York Giants 14
Jack Rowe 51 Buffalo Bisons 15
Ezra Sutton 47 Boston Beaneaters 16
Mike Dorgan 46 New York Giants 17
Sam Wise 46 Boston Beaneaters  
Dude Esterbrook 44 New York Giants 19
Alex McKinnon 44 St. Louis Maroons  
John Morrill 44 Boston Beaneaters  
Hardy Richardson 44 Buffalo Bisons  
Sam Thompson 44 Detroit Wolverines  
Jim O'Rourke 42 New York Giants 24
Joe Start 41 Providence Grays 25



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

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).