Runs Batted In : 2003 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
 

2003 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carlos Delgado 145 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Alex Rodriguez 118 Texas Rangers 2
Bret Boone 117 Seattle Mariners 3
Vernon Wells 117 Toronto Blue Jays  
Garret Anderson 116 Anaheim Angels 5
Carlos Lee 113 Chicago White Sox 6
Rafael Palmeiro 112 Texas Rangers 7
Jason Giambi 107 New York Yankees 8
Aubrey Huff 107 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Hideki Matsui 106 New York Yankees 10
Miguel Tejada 106 Oakland Athletics  
Nomar Garciaparra 105 Boston Red Sox 12
Frank Thomas 105 Chicago White Sox  
Manny Ramirez 104 Boston Red Sox 14
Torii Hunter 102 Minnesota Twins 15
Eric Chavez 101 Oakland Athletics 16
David Ortiz 101 Boston Red Sox  
Jorge Posada 101 New York Yankees  
Carlos Beltran 100 Kansas City Royals 19
Jay Gibbons 100 Baltimore Orioles  
Tony Batista 99 Baltimore Orioles 21
Magglio Ordonez 99 Chicago White Sox  
Edgar Martinez 98 Seattle Mariners 23
Kevin Millar 96 Boston Red Sox 24
Carl Everett 92 Texas Rangers 25
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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.

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.