Runs Batted In : 1968 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)
 

1968 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ken Harrelson 109 Boston Red Sox 1
Frank Howard 106 Washington Senators 2
Jim Northrup 90 Detroit Tigers 3
Willie Horton 85 Detroit Tigers 4
Boog Powell 85 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Freehan 84 Detroit Tigers 6
Brooks Robinson 75 Baltimore Orioles 7
Reggie Jackson 74 Oakland Athletics 8
Carl Yastrzemski 74 Boston Red Sox  
Rick Reichardt 73 California Angels 10
Reggie Smith 69 Boston Red Sox 11
Tony Oliva 68 Minnesota Twins 12
Sal Bando 67 Oakland Athletics 13
Norm Cash 63 Detroit Tigers 14
Danny Cater 62 Oakland Athletics 15
Ken McMullen 62 Washington Senators  
Roy White 62 New York Yankees  
Joe Foy 60 Boston Red Sox 18
Mickey Stanley 60 Detroit Tigers  
Tony Horton 59 Cleveland Indians 20
Andy Kosco 59 New York Yankees  
Davey Johnson 56 Baltimore Orioles 22
Dick McAuliffe 56 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Pepitone 56 New York Yankees  
Mickey Mantle 54 New York Yankees 25



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.

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 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?