Runs : 1997 American 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
 

1997 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Ken Griffey, Jr. 125 Seattle Mariners 1
Nomar Garciaparra 122 Boston Red Sox 2
Chuck Knoblauch 117 Minnesota Twins 3
Derek Jeter 116 New York Yankees 4
Rusty Greer 112 Texas Rangers 5
Brian Hunter 112 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Thomas 110 Chicago White Sox 7
Bernie Williams 107 New York Yankees 8
Ray Durham 106 Chicago White Sox 9
Tony Clark 105 Detroit Tigers 10
Joey Cora 105 Seattle Mariners  
Jay Buhner 104 Seattle Mariners 12
Edgar Martinez 104 Seattle Mariners  
Jim Thome 104 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Hollins 101 Anaheim Angels 15
Alex Rodriguez 100 Seattle Mariners 16
Darin Erstad 99 Anaheim Angels 17
Manny Ramirez 99 Cleveland Indians  
Ivan Rodriguez 98 Texas Rangers 19
Brady Anderson 97 Baltimore Orioles 20
Damion Easley 97 Detroit Tigers  
Tino Martinez 96 New York Yankees 22
Tony Phillips 96 Chicago White Sox  
Anaheim Angels  
Rafael Palmeiro 95 Baltimore Orioles 24
Tim Salmon 95 Anaheim Angels  



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.

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?
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