Runs Batted In : 1950 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1950 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Del Ennis 126 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Ralph Kiner 118 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Gil Hodges 113 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Ted Kluszewski 111 Cincinnati Reds 4
Stan Musial 109 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Bob Elliott 107 Boston Braves 6
Duke Snider 107 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Carl Furillo 106 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Sid Gordon 103 Boston Braves 9
Hank Sauer 103 Chicago Cubs  
Enos Slaughter 101 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Wally Westlake 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Andy Pafko 92 Chicago Cubs 13
Hank Thompson 91 New York Giants 14
Roy Campanella 89 Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Willie Jones 88 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Earl Torgeson 87 Boston Braves 17
Roy Smalley 85 Chicago Cubs 18
Bobby Thomson 85 New York Giants  
Don Mueller 84 New York Giants 20
Dick Sisler 83 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Granny Hamner 82 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Jackie Robinson 81 Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Johnny Wyrostek 76 Cincinnati Reds 24
Wes Westrum 71 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.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.