Runs Batted In : 1957 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1957 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roy Sievers 114 Washington Senators 1
Vic Wertz 105 Cleveland Indians 2
Jackie Jensen 103 Boston Red Sox 3
Frank Malzone 103 Boston Red Sox  
Minnie Minoso 103 Chicago White Sox  
Mickey Mantle 94 New York Yankees 6
Al Kaline 90 Detroit Tigers 7
Bill Skowron 88 New York Yankees 8
Ted Williams 87 Boston Red Sox 9
Rocky Colavito 84 Cleveland Indians 10
Yogi Berra 82 New York Yankees 11
Charlie Maxwell 82 Detroit Tigers  
Larry Doby 79 Chicago White Sox 13
Gene Woodling 78 Cleveland Indians 14
Gus Triandos 72 Baltimore Orioles 15
Sherm Lollar 70 Chicago White Sox 16
Bob Nieman 70 Baltimore Orioles  
Gus Zernial 69 Kansas City Athletics 18
Hank Bauer 65 New York Yankees 19
Ray Boone 65 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Lemon 64 Washington Senators 21
Jimmy Piersall 63 Boston Red Sox 22
Harry Simpson 63 Kansas City Athletics  
New York Yankees  
Gil McDougald 62 New York Yankees 24
Nellie Fox 61 Chicago White Sox 25



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

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?