Runs Batted In : 1933 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
 

1933 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chuck Klein 120 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Wally Berger 106 Boston Braves 2
Mel Ott 103 New York Giants 3
Joe Medwick 98 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Arky Vaughan 97 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Babe Herman 93 Chicago Cubs 6
Gabby Hartnett 88 Chicago Cubs 7
Jim Bottomley 83 Cincinnati Reds 8
Pie Traynor 82 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Don Hurst 76 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Gus Suhr 75 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Sam Leslie 73 New York Giants 12
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Wes Schulmerich 72 Boston Braves 13
Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Vergez 72 New York Giants  
Randy Moore 70 Boston Braves 15
Paul Waner 70 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ripper Collins 68 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Pinky Whitney 68 Philadelphia Phillies  
Boston Braves  
Frankie Frisch 66 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Tony Cuccinello 65 Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Spud Davis 65 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Frederick 64 Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Chick Hafey 62 Cincinnati Reds 23
George Watkins 62 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Terry 58 New York Giants 25



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.

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).