Runs Batted In : 1954 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)
 

1954 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ted Kluszewski 141 Cincinnati Redlegs 1
Gil Hodges 130 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Duke Snider 130 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Stan Musial 126 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Del Ennis 119 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Willie Mays 110 New York Giants 6
Ray Jablonski 104 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Eddie Mathews 103 Milwaukee Braves 8
Hank Sauer 103 Chicago Cubs  
Gus Bell 101 Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Carl Furillo 96 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Jim Greengrass 95 Cincinnati Redlegs 12
Frank Thomas 94 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Granny Hamner 89 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Joe Adcock 87 Milwaukee Braves 15
Hank Thompson 86 New York Giants 16
Wally Post 83 Cincinnati Redlegs 17
Ernie Banks 79 Chicago Cubs 18
Rip Repulski 79 St. Louis Cardinals  
Red Schoendienst 79 St. Louis Cardinals  
Wally Moon 76 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Ralph Kiner 73 Chicago Cubs 22
Don Mueller 71 New York Giants 23
Al Dark 70 New York Giants 24
Bill Sarni 70 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.