Runs Batted In : 1982 American League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1982 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Hal McRae 133 Kansas City Royals 1
Cecil Cooper 121 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Andre Thornton 116 Cleveland Indians 3
Robin Yount 114 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Gorman Thomas 112 Milwaukee Brewers 5
Eddie Murray 110 Baltimore Orioles 6
Dave Winfield 106 New York Yankees 7
Harold Baines 105 Chicago White Sox 8
Greg Luzinski 102 Chicago White Sox 9
Ben Oglivie 102 Milwaukee Brewers  
Reggie Jackson 101 California Angels 11
Dwight Evans 98 Boston Red Sox 12
Steve Kemp 98 Chicago White Sox  
Doug DeCinces 97 California Angels 14
Jim Rice 97 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Simmons 97 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dwayne Murphy 94 Oakland Athletics 17
Don Baylor 93 California Angels 18
Cal Ripken, Jr. 93 Baltimore Orioles  
Kent Hrbek 92 Minnesota Twins 20
Gary Ward 91 Minnesota Twins 21
Tony Armas 89 Oakland Athletics 22
Larry Herndon 88 Detroit Tigers 23
Amos Otis 88 Kansas City Royals  
Lance Parrish 87 Detroit Tigers 25



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.

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

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).