Runs Batted In : 1894 National League Top 25

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1894 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hugh Duffy 145 Boston Beaneaters 1
Sam Thompson 141 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Ed Delahanty 131 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Walt Wilmot 130 Chicago Colts 4
Dan Brouthers 128 Baltimore Orioles 5
Ed McKean 128 Cleveland Spiders  
Tommy McCarthy 126 Boston Beaneaters 7
Lave Cross 125 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Jake Stenzel 121 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Jake Beckley 120 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Bug Holliday 119 Cincinnati Reds 11
Bobby Lowe 115 Boston Beaneaters 12
Jimmy Bannon 114 Boston Beaneaters 13
Steve Brodie 113 Baltimore Orioles 14
Joe Kelley 111 Baltimore Orioles 15
Hughie Jennings 109 Baltimore Orioles 16
Lou Bierbauer 107 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Oyster Burns 107 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Bill Dahlen 107 Chicago Colts  
Ed Cartwright 106 Washington Senators 20
Heinie Reitz 105 Baltimore Orioles 21
George Van Haltren 104 New York Giants 22
George Treadway 102 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 23
Charlie Abbey 101 Washington Senators 24
Jack Doyle 100 New York Giants 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.

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?

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.