Runs Batted In : 1958 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)
 

1958 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jackie Jensen 122 Boston Red Sox 1
Rocky Colavito 113 Cleveland Indians 2
Roy Sievers 108 Washington Senators 3
Bob Cerv 104 Kansas City Athletics 4
Mickey Mantle 97 New York Yankees 5
Yogi Berra 90 New York Yankees 6
Frank Malzone 87 Boston Red Sox 7
Al Kaline 85 Detroit Tigers 8
Ted Williams 85 Boston Red Sox  
Sherm Lollar 84 Chicago White Sox 10
Gail Harris 83 Detroit Tigers 11
Roger Maris 80 Cleveland Indians 12
Kansas City Athletics  
Minnie Minoso 80 Cleveland Indians  
Vic Power 80 Kansas City Athletics  
Cleveland Indians  
Gus Triandos 79 Baltimore Orioles 15
Frank Bolling 75 Detroit Tigers 16
Jim Lemon 75 Washington Senators  
Hector Lopez 73 Kansas City Athletics 18
Bill Skowron 73 New York Yankees  
Dick Gernert 69 Boston Red Sox 20
Elston Howard 66 New York Yankees 21
Charlie Maxwell 65 Detroit Tigers 22
Gil McDougald 65 New York Yankees  
Gene Woodling 65 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Landis 64 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.

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.