Runs Batted In : 1997 National League Top 25

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1997 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Andres Galarraga 140 Colorado Rockies 1
Jeff Bagwell 135 Houston Astros 2
Larry Walker 130 Colorado Rockies 3
Mike Piazza 124 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Jeff Kent 121 San Francisco Giants 5
Tony Gwynn 119 San Diego Padres 6
Sammy Sosa 119 Chicago Cubs  
Dante Bichette 118 Colorado Rockies 8
Moises Alou 115 Florida Marlins 9
Vinny Castilla 113 Colorado Rockies 10
Chipper Jones 111 Atlanta Braves 11
Eric Karros 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 12
J.T. Snow 104 San Francisco Giants  
John Olerud 102 New York Mets 14
Barry Bonds 101 San Francisco Giants 15
Ray Lankford 98 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Fred McGriff 97 Atlanta Braves 17
Bobby Bonilla 96 Florida Marlins 18
Steve Finley 92 San Diego Padres 19
Scott Rolen 92 Philadelphia Phillies  
Willie Greene 91 Cincinnati Reds 21
Ken Caminiti 90 San Diego Padres 22
Todd Zeile 90 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Raul Mondesi 87 Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Todd Hundley 86 New York Mets 25



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.

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.

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?