Runs Batted In : 1986 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1986 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Joe Carter 121 Cleveland Indians 1
Jose Canseco 117 Oakland Athletics 2
Don Mattingly 113 New York Yankees 3
Jim Rice 110 Boston Red Sox 4
Jesse Barfield 108 Toronto Blue Jays 5
George Bell 108 Toronto Blue Jays  
Gary Gaetti 108 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Presley 107 Seattle Mariners 8
Dave Winfield 104 New York Yankees 9
Bill Buckner 102 Boston Red Sox 10
Wally Joyner 100 California Angels 11
Dwight Evans 97 Boston Red Sox 12
Doug DeCinces 96 California Angels 13
Kirby Puckett 96 Minnesota Twins  
Danny Tartabull 96 Seattle Mariners  
Brian Downing 95 California Angels 16
Don Baylor 94 Boston Red Sox 17
Dave Kingman 94 Oakland Athletics  
Larry Parrish 94 Texas Rangers  
Kent Hrbek 91 Minnesota Twins 20
Pete O'Brien 90 Texas Rangers 21
Harold Baines 88 Chicago White Sox 22
Steve Balboni 88 Kansas City Royals  
Pete Incaviglia 88 Texas Rangers  
Darnell Coles 86 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 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).