Runs Batted In : 1904 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)
 

1904 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Dahlen 80 New York Giants 1
Harry Lumley 78 Brooklyn Superbas 2
Sam Mertes 78 New York Giants  
Honus Wagner 75 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Tommy Corcoran 74 Cincinnati Reds 5
Dave Brain 72 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Dan McGann 71 New York Giants 7
Duff Cooley 70 Boston Beaneaters 8
Jake Beckley 67 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Art Devlin 66 New York Giants 10
Homer Smoot 66 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Kelley 63 Cincinnati Reds 12
Kitty Bransfield 60 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Jim Delahanty 60 Boston Beaneaters  
Fred Odwell 58 Cincinnati Reds 15
Cy Seymour 58 Cincinnati Reds  
Sherry Magee 57 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Tommy Leach 56 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Jimmy Sebring 56 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cincinnati Reds  
John Titus 55 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Ed Abbaticchio 54 Boston Beaneaters 21
Ginger Beaumont 54 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Billy Gilbert 54 New York Giants  
Charlie Babb 53 Brooklyn Superbas 24
Mike Donlin 52 Cincinnati Reds 25
New York Giants  



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).

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.