Runs Batted In : 1963 American League Top 25

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1963 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dick Stuart 118 Boston Red Sox 1
Al Kaline 101 Detroit Tigers 2
Harmon Killebrew 96 Minnesota Twins 3
Bob Allison 91 Minnesota Twins 4
Rocky Colavito 91 Detroit Tigers  
Leon Wagner 90 Los Angeles Angels 6
Joe Pepitone 89 New York Yankees 7
Elston Howard 85 New York Yankees 8
Earl Battey 84 Minnesota Twins 9
Pete Ward 84 Chicago White Sox  
Norm Siebern 83 Kansas City Athletics 11
Don Lock 82 Washington Senators 12
Boog Powell 82 Baltimore Orioles  
Jimmie Hall 80 Minnesota Twins 14
Norm Cash 79 Detroit Tigers 15
Ed Charles 79 Kansas City Athletics  
Lou Clinton 77 Boston Red Sox 17
Jim Gentile 72 Baltimore Orioles 18
Frank Malzone 71 Boston Red Sox 19
Floyd Robinson 71 Chicago White Sox  
Tom Tresh 71 New York Yankees  
Dave Nicholson 70 Chicago White Sox 22
Carl Yastrzemski 68 Boston Red Sox 23
Max Alvis 67 Cleveland Indians 24
Ron Hansen 67 Chicago White Sox  



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?

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.

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