Runs Batted In : 2005 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

2005 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

David Ortiz 148 Boston Red Sox 1
Manny Ramirez 144 Boston Red Sox 2
Mark Teixeira 144 Texas Rangers  
Alex Rodriguez 130 New York Yankees 4
Gary Sheffield 123 New York Yankees 5
Richie Sexson 121 Seattle Mariners 6
Jorge Cantu 117 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7
Hideki Matsui 116 New York Yankees 8
Vladimir Guerrero 108 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9
Travis Hafner 108 Cleveland Indians  
Alfonso Soriano 104 Texas Rangers 11
Eric Chavez 101 Oakland Athletics 12
Paul Konerko 100 Chicago White Sox 13
Miguel Tejada 98 Baltimore Orioles 14
Vernon Wells 97 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Garret Anderson 96 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 16
Hank Blalock 92 Texas Rangers 17
Aubrey Huff 92 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Michael Young 91 Texas Rangers 19
Raul Ibanez 89 Seattle Mariners 20
Craig Monroe 89 Detroit Tigers  
Melvin Mora 88 Baltimore Orioles 22
Adrian Beltre 87 Seattle Mariners 23
Carl Everett 87 Chicago White Sox  
Jason Giambi 87 New York Yankees  



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.

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