Runs Batted In : 1960 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1960 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron 126 Milwaukee Braves 1
Eddie Mathews 124 Milwaukee Braves 2
Ernie Banks 117 Chicago Cubs 3
Willie Mays 103 San Francisco Giants 4
Ken Boyer 97 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Orlando Cepeda 96 San Francisco Giants 6
Roberto Clemente 94 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Joe Adcock 91 Milwaukee Braves 8
Bob Skinner 86 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Frank Robinson 83 Cincinnati Reds 10
Dick Stuart 83 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don Hoak 79 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Bill White 79 St. Louis Cardinals  
Norm Larker 78 Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Del Crandall 77 Milwaukee Braves 15
Frank Howard 77 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Pancho Herrera 71 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Wally Moon 69 Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Ed Bailey 67 Cincinnati Reds 19
Willie Kirkland 65 San Francisco Giants 20
Bill Mazeroski 64 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Frank Thomas 64 Chicago Cubs  
Stan Musial 63 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Gus Bell 62 Cincinnati Reds 24
Vada Pinson 61 Cincinnati Reds 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.

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?