Runs Batted In : 1990 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1990 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cecil Fielder 132 Detroit Tigers 1
Kelly Gruber 118 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Mark McGwire 108 Oakland Athletics 3
Jose Canseco 101 Oakland Athletics 4
Ruben Sierra 96 Texas Rangers 5
Candy Maldonado 95 Cleveland Indians 6
Dave Parker 92 Milwaukee Brewers 7
Ellis Burks 89 Boston Red Sox 8
Rafael Palmeiro 89 Texas Rangers  
Alan Trammell 89 Detroit Tigers  
Fred McGriff 88 Toronto Blue Jays 11
George Brett 87 Kansas City Royals 12
George Bell 86 Toronto Blue Jays 13
Gary Gaetti 85 Minnesota Twins 14
Pete Incaviglia 85 Texas Rangers  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 84 Baltimore Orioles 16
Ken Griffey, Jr. 80 Seattle Mariners 17
Kirby Puckett 80 Minnesota Twins  
Kent Hrbek 79 Minnesota Twins 19
Jesse Barfield 78 New York Yankees 20
Bo Jackson 78 Kansas City Royals  
Dave Winfield 78 New York Yankees  
California Angels  
Robin Yount 77 Milwaukee Brewers 23
Brook Jacoby 75 Cleveland Indians 24
Jeffrey Leonard 75 Seattle Mariners  



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.

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).

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.