Runs Batted In : 1955 National League Top 25

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1955 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Duke Snider 136 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Willie Mays 127 New York Giants 2
Del Ennis 120 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ernie Banks 117 Chicago Cubs 4
Ted Kluszewski 113 Cincinnati Redlegs 5
Wally Post 109 Cincinnati Redlegs 6
Stan Musial 108 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Roy Campanella 107 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Hank Aaron 106 Milwaukee Braves 9
Gus Bell 104 Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Gil Hodges 102 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Eddie Mathews 101 Milwaukee Braves 12
Carl Furillo 95 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Johnny Logan 83 Milwaukee Braves 14
Don Mueller 83 New York Giants  
Willie Jones 81 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Dale Long 79 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Smoky Burgess 78 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Cincinnati Redlegs  
Wally Moon 76 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Rip Repulski 73 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Frank Thomas 72 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Randy Jackson 70 Chicago Cubs 22
Bill Virdon 68 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Dee Fondy 65 Chicago Cubs 24
Hank Thompson 63 New York Giants 25



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).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.