Runs Batted In : 1977 American League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1977 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Larry Hisle 119 Minnesota Twins 1
Bobby Bonds 115 California Angels 2
Jim Rice 114 Boston Red Sox 3
Al Cowens 112 Kansas City Royals 4
Butch Hobson 112 Boston Red Sox  
Reggie Jackson 110 New York Yankees 6
Graig Nettles 107 New York Yankees 7
Jason Thompson 105 Detroit Tigers 8
Carlton Fisk 102 Boston Red Sox 9
Carl Yastrzemski 102 Boston Red Sox  
Rusty Staub 101 Detroit Tigers 11
Richie Zisk 101 Chicago White Sox  
Rod Carew 100 Minnesota Twins 13
Thurman Munson 100 New York Yankees  
Lee May 99 Baltimore Orioles 15
Ken Singleton 99 Baltimore Orioles  
George Scott 95 Boston Red Sox 17
Hal McRae 92 Kansas City Royals 18
Lyman Bostock 90 Minnesota Twins 19
Chris Chambliss 90 New York Yankees  
Dan Meyer 90 Seattle Mariners  
Leroy Stanton 90 Seattle Mariners  
George Brett 88 Kansas City Royals 23
Steve Kemp 88 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Murray 88 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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.