Runs Batted In : 1966 National League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1966 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hank Aaron 127 Atlanta Braves 1
Roberto Clemente 119 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Dick Allen 110 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Willie Mays 103 San Francisco Giants 4
Bill White 103 Philadelphia Phillies  
Willie Stargell 102 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Joe Torre 101 Atlanta Braves 7
Donn Clendenon 98 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Willie McCovey 96 San Francisco Giants 9
Ron Santo 94 Chicago Cubs 10
Jim Ray Hart 93 San Francisco Giants 11
Billy Williams 91 Chicago Cubs 12
Bill Mazeroski 82 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Leo Cardenas 81 Cincinnati Reds 14
Deron Johnson 81 Cincinnati Reds  
Rusty Staub 81 Houston Astros  
Curt Flood 78 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Rico Carty 76 Atlanta Braves 18
Vada Pinson 76 Cincinnati Reds  
Ernie Banks 75 Chicago Cubs 20
Felipe Alou 74 Atlanta Braves 21
Jim Lefebvre 74 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Orlando Cepeda 73 San Francisco Giants 23
St. Louis Cardinals  
Lou Johnson 73 Los Angeles Dodgers  
John Bateman 70 Houston Astros 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.

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 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?