Runs Batted In : 1991 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)
 

1991 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Howard Johnson 117 New York Mets 1
Barry Bonds 116 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Will Clark 116 San Francisco Giants  
Fred McGriff 106 San Diego Padres 4
Ron Gant 105 Atlanta Braves 5
Andre Dawson 104 Chicago Cubs 6
Bobby Bonilla 100 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Ryne Sandberg 100 Chicago Cubs  
Darryl Strawberry 99 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Matt Williams 98 San Francisco Giants 10
Eddie Murray 96 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
John Kruk 92 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Paul O'Neill 91 Cincinnati Reds 13
Chris Sabo 88 Cincinnati Reds 14
David Justice 87 Atlanta Braves 15
Benito Santiago 87 San Diego Padres  
George Bell 86 Chicago Cubs 17
Terry Pendleton 86 Atlanta Braves  
Andy Van Slyke 83 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Jeff Bagwell 82 Houston Astros 20
Dale Murphy 81 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Todd Zeile 81 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Caminiti 80 Houston Astros 23
Felix Jose 77 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Ivan Calderon 75 Montreal Expos 25



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.

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.

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.