Runs Batted In : 1987 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
 

1987 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Bell 134 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Dwight Evans 123 Boston Red Sox 2
Mark McGwire 118 Oakland Athletics 3
Wally Joyner 117 California Angels 4
Don Mattingly 115 New York Yankees 5
Jose Canseco 113 Oakland Athletics 6
Gary Gaetti 109 Minnesota Twins 7
Ruben Sierra 109 Texas Rangers  
Joe Carter 106 Cleveland Indians 9
Alan Trammell 105 Detroit Tigers 10
Robin Yount 103 Milwaukee Brewers 11
Danny Tartabull 101 Kansas City Royals 12
Alvin Davis 100 Seattle Mariners 13
Larry Parrish 100 Texas Rangers  
Darrell Evans 99 Detroit Tigers 15
Kirby Puckett 99 Minnesota Twins  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 98 Baltimore Orioles 17
Dave Winfield 97 New York Yankees 18
Lloyd Moseby 96 Toronto Blue Jays 19
Dale Sveum 95 Milwaukee Brewers 20
Larry Sheets 94 Baltimore Orioles 21
Greg Walker 94 Chicago White Sox  
Harold Baines 93 Chicago White Sox 23
Eddie Murray 91 Baltimore Orioles 24
Kent Hrbek 90 Minnesota Twins 25



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).

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.

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?