Runs Batted In : 1983 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
 

1983 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cecil Cooper 126 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Jim Rice 126 Boston Red Sox  
Dave Winfield 116 New York Yankees 3
Lance Parrish 114 Detroit Tigers 4
Eddie Murray 111 Baltimore Orioles 5
Ted Simmons 108 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Tony Armas 107 Boston Red Sox 7
Willie Upshaw 104 Toronto Blue Jays 8
Cal Ripken, Jr. 102 Baltimore Orioles 9
Ron Kittle 100 Chicago White Sox 10
Harold Baines 99 Chicago White Sox 11
Greg Luzinski 95 Chicago White Sox 12
George Brett 93 Kansas City Royals 13
Larry Herndon 92 Detroit Tigers 14
Larry Parrish 88 Texas Rangers 15
Gary Ward 88 Minnesota Twins  
Carlton Fisk 86 Chicago White Sox 17
Don Baylor 85 New York Yankees 18
Kent Hrbek 84 Minnesota Twins 19
Ken Singleton 84 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Brunansky 82 Minnesota Twins 21
Hal McRae 82 Kansas City Royals  
Lloyd Moseby 81 Toronto Blue Jays 23
Julio Franco 80 Cleveland Indians 24
George Wright 80 Texas Rangers  



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

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.