Runs Batted In : 1965 American League Top 25

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1965 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rocky Colavito 108 Cleveland Indians 1
Willie Horton 104 Detroit Tigers 2
Tony Oliva 98 Minnesota Twins 3
Felix Mantilla 92 Boston Red Sox 4
Fred Whitfield 90 Cleveland Indians 5
Jimmie Hall 86 Minnesota Twins 6
Frank Howard 84 Washington Senators 7
Norm Cash 82 Detroit Tigers 8
Tony Conigliaro 82 Boston Red Sox  
Brooks Robinson 80 Baltimore Orioles 10
Leon Wagner 79 Cleveland Indians 11
Bob Allison 78 Minnesota Twins 12
Bill Skowron 78 Chicago White Sox  
Zoilo Versalles 77 Minnesota Twins 14
Harmon Killebrew 75 Minnesota Twins 15
Lee Thomas 75 Boston Red Sox  
Tom Tresh 74 New York Yankees 17
Al Kaline 72 Detroit Tigers 18
Boog Powell 72 Baltimore Orioles  
Carl Yastrzemski 72 Boston Red Sox  
Curt Blefary 70 Baltimore Orioles 21
Jerry Adair 66 Baltimore Orioles 22
Ron Hansen 66 Chicago White Sox  
Ken Harrelson 66 Kansas City Athletics  
Floyd Robinson 66 Chicago White Sox  



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

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).