Runs Batted In : 1956 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1956 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Mantle 130 New York Yankees 1
Al Kaline 128 Detroit Tigers 2
Vic Wertz 106 Cleveland Indians 3
Yogi Berra 105 New York Yankees 4
Harry Simpson 105 Kansas City Athletics  
Larry Doby 102 Chicago White Sox 6
Jackie Jensen 97 Boston Red Sox 7
Jim Lemon 96 Washington Senators 8
Roy Sievers 95 Washington Senators 9
Bill Skowron 90 New York Yankees 10
Harvey Kuenn 88 Detroit Tigers 11
Minnie Minoso 88 Chicago White Sox  
Gus Triandos 88 Baltimore Orioles  
Charlie Maxwell 87 Detroit Tigers 14
Jimmy Piersall 87 Boston Red Sox  
Hank Bauer 84 New York Yankees 16
Mickey Vernon 84 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Williams 82 Boston Red Sox 18
Ray Boone 81 Detroit Tigers 19
Pete Runnels 76 Washington Senators 20
Sherm Lollar 75 Chicago White Sox 21
Al Smith 71 Cleveland Indians 22
Hector Lopez 69 Kansas City Athletics 23
Dick Gernert 68 Boston Red Sox 24
Bob Nieman 68 Chicago White Sox  
Baltimore Orioles  



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.