Runs Batted In : 2006 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

2006 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

David Ortiz 137 Boston Red Sox 1
Justin Morneau 130 Minnesota Twins 2
Raul Ibanez 123 Seattle Mariners 3
Alex Rodriguez 121 New York Yankees 4
Jermaine Dye 120 Chicago White Sox 5
Travis Hafner 117 Cleveland Indians 6
Vladimir Guerrero 116 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7
Frank Thomas 114 Oakland Athletics 8
Jason Giambi 113 New York Yankees 9
Paul Konerko 113 Chicago White Sox  
Mark Teixeira 110 Texas Rangers 11
Mike Cuddyer 109 Minnesota Twins 12
Jim Thome 109 Chicago White Sox  
Richie Sexson 107 Seattle Mariners 14
Vernon Wells 106 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Troy Glaus 104 Toronto Blue Jays 16
Magglio Ordonez 104 Detroit Tigers  
Michael Young 103 Texas Rangers 18
Manny Ramirez 102 Boston Red Sox 19
Miguel Tejada 100 Baltimore Orioles 20
Torii Hunter 98 Minnesota Twins 21
Derek Jeter 97 New York Yankees 22
Nick Swisher 95 Oakland Athletics 23
Joe Crede 94 Chicago White Sox 24
Victor Martinez 93 Cleveland Indians 25



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

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.