Runs Batted In : 1930 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"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)
 

1930 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hack Wilson 191 Chicago Cubs 1
Chuck Klein 170 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Kiki Cuyler 134 Chicago Cubs 3
Babe Herman 130 Brooklyn Robins 4
Bill Terry 129 New York Giants 5
Glenn Wright 126 Brooklyn Robins 6
Gabby Hartnett 122 Chicago Cubs 7
Wally Berger 119 Boston Braves 8
Adam Comorosky 119 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mel Ott 119 New York Giants  
Pie Traynor 119 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pinky Whitney 117 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Frankie Frisch 114 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Del Bissonette 113 Brooklyn Robins 14
Chick Hafey 107 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Gus Suhr 107 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Freddie Lindstrom 106 New York Giants 17
George Grantham 99 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Jim Bottomley 97 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Lefty O'Doul 97 Philadelphia Phillies  
Taylor Douthit 93 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Harry Heilmann 91 Cincinnati Reds 22
George Watkins 87 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Travis Jackson 82 New York Giants 24
Tony Cuccinello 78 Cincinnati Reds 25



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.

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.

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).