Runs Batted In : 1974 National League Top 25

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"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1974 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Bench 129 Cincinnati Reds 1
Mike Schmidt 116 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Steve Garvey 111 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Jimmy Wynn 108 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Ted Simmons 103 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Cesar Cedeno 102 Houston Astros 6
Tony Perez 101 Cincinnati Reds 7
Reggie Smith 100 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Richie Zisk 100 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ron Cey 97 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Willie Stargell 96 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Willie Davis 89 Montreal Expos 12
Lee May 85 Houston Astros 13
Al Oliver 85 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dave Concepcion 82 Cincinnati Reds 15
Gary Matthews 82 San Francisco Giants  
Jerry Morales 82 Chicago Cubs  
Darrell Evans 79 Atlanta Braves 18
Willie Montanez 79 Philadelphia Phillies  
Doug Rader 78 Houston Astros 20
Rusty Staub 78 New York Mets  
Dave Winfield 75 San Diego Padres 22
Ken Singleton 74 Montreal Expos 23
Bob Bailey 73 Montreal Expos 24
Jose Cardenal 72 Chicago Cubs 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.