Runs Batted In : 1893 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1893 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ed Delahanty 146 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Ed McKean 133 Cleveland Spiders 2
Sam Thompson 126 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Billy Nash 123 Boston Beaneaters 4
Buck Ewing 122 Cleveland Spiders 5
George Davis 119 New York Giants 6
Hugh Duffy 118 Boston Beaneaters 7
Tommy McCarthy 111 Boston Beaneaters 8
Farmer Vaughn 108 Cincinnati Reds 9
Jake Beckley 106 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Roger Connor 105 New York Giants 11
Denny Lyons 105 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Elmer Smith 103 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Patsy Tebeau 102 Cleveland Spiders 14
Mike Tiernan 102 New York Giants  
Jack Glasscock 100 St. Louis Browns 16
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Brodie 98 St. Louis Browns 17
Baltimore Orioles  
Jim O'Rourke 95 Washington Senators 18
Lou Bierbauer 94 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Perry Werden 94 St. Louis Browns  
Cap Anson 91 Chicago Colts 21
Tommy Tucker 91 Boston Beaneaters  
Bob Allen 90 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Willard Brown 90 Baltimore Orioles  
Louisville Colonels  
Bug Holliday 89 Cincinnati Reds 25



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).

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.

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.