Runs Batted In : 1973 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1973 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Reggie Jackson 117 Oakland Athletics 1
George Scott 107 Milwaukee Brewers 2
John Mayberry 100 Kansas City Royals 3
Sal Bando 98 Oakland Athletics 4
Frank Robinson 97 California Angels 5
Carlos May 96 Chicago White Sox 6
Bobby Murcer 95 New York Yankees 7
Carl Yastrzemski 95 Boston Red Sox  
Dave May 93 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Amos Otis 93 Kansas City Royals  
Tony Oliva 92 Minnesota Twins 11
Bobby Darwin 90 Minnesota Twins 12
Tommy Davis 89 Baltimore Orioles 13
Bob Oliver 89 California Angels  
Bill Melton 87 Chicago White Sox 15
Orlando Cepeda 86 Boston Red Sox 16
Jeff Burroughs 85 Texas Rangers 17
Gene Tenace 84 Oakland Athletics 18
Earl Williams 83 Baltimore Orioles 19
Deron Johnson 81 Oakland Athletics 20
Graig Nettles 81 New York Yankees  
Thurman Munson 74 New York Yankees 22
Charlie Spikes 73 Cleveland Indians 23
Brooks Robinson 72 Baltimore Orioles 24
Carlton Fisk 71 Boston Red Sox 25



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?

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.