Runs Batted In : 1974 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)
 

1974 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jeff Burroughs 118 Texas Rangers 1
Sal Bando 103 Oakland Athletics 2
Joe Rudi 99 Oakland Athletics 3
Ken Henderson 95 Chicago White Sox 4
Bobby Darwin 94 Minnesota Twins 5
Reggie Jackson 93 Oakland Athletics 6
Dick Allen 88 Chicago White Sox 7
Hal McRae 88 Kansas City Royals  
Bobby Murcer 88 New York Yankees  
Tommy Davis 84 Baltimore Orioles 10
Bobby Grich 82 Baltimore Orioles 11
George Scott 82 Milwaukee Brewers  
Charlie Spikes 80 Cleveland Indians 13
Larry Hisle 79 Minnesota Twins 14
Carl Yastrzemski 79 Boston Red Sox  
Rico Petrocelli 76 Boston Red Sox 16
Graig Nettles 75 New York Yankees 17
Toby Harrah 74 Texas Rangers 18
Johnny Briggs 73 Milwaukee Brewers 19
Amos Otis 73 Kansas City Royals  
Gene Tenace 73 Oakland Athletics  
Dwight Evans 70 Boston Red Sox 22
Lou Piniella 70 New York Yankees  
John Mayberry 69 Kansas City Royals 24
Frank Robinson 68 California Angels 25
Cleveland Indians  



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?

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).

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.