Runs Batted In : 1958 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)
 

1958 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ernie Banks 129 Chicago Cubs 1
Frank Thomas 109 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Harry Anderson 97 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Orlando Cepeda 96 San Francisco Giants 4
Willie Mays 96 San Francisco Giants  
Hank Aaron 95 Milwaukee Braves 6
Ken Boyer 90 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Carl Furillo 83 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Frank Robinson 83 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Bobby Thomson 82 Chicago Cubs 10
Eddie Mathews 77 Milwaukee Braves 11
Walt Moryn 77 Chicago Cubs  
Dale Long 75 Chicago Cubs 13
Wes Covington 74 Milwaukee Braves 14
Daryl Spencer 74 San Francisco Giants  
Lee Walls 72 Chicago Cubs 16
Bob Skinner 70 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Jerry Lynch 68 Cincinnati Redlegs 18
Bill Mazeroski 68 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dick Groat 66 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Charlie Neal 65 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Gil Hodges 64 Los Angeles Dodgers 22
Del Crandall 63 Milwaukee Braves 23
Stan Musial 62 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Wally Post 62 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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.

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?