Runs Batted In : 1941 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)
 

1941 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dolph Camilli 120 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Babe Young 104 New York Giants 2
Vince DiMaggio 100 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Johnny Mize 100 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Nicholson 98 Chicago Cubs 5
Frank McCormick 97 Cincinnati Reds 6
Mel Ott 90 New York Giants 7
Babe Dahlgren 89 Boston Braves 8
Chicago Cubs  
Joe Medwick 88 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Dom Dallessandro 85 Chicago Cubs 10
Nick Etten 79 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Cookie Lavagetto 78 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Maurice Van Robays 78 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Elliott 76 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Pete Reiser 76 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Enos Slaughter 76 St. Louis Cardinals  
Elbie Fletcher 74 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Dixie Walker 71 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Bobby Bragan 69 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Eddie Miller 68 Boston Braves 20
Terry Moore 68 St. Louis Cardinals  
Max West 68 Boston Braves  
Danny Litwhiler 66 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Billy Jurges 61 New York Giants 24
Ernie Lombardi 60 Cincinnati Reds 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.