Runs Batted In : 2008 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
 

2008 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Josh Hamilton 130 Texas Rangers 1
Justin Morneau 129 Minnesota Twins 2
Miguel Cabrera 127 Detroit Tigers 3
Kevin Youkilis 115 Boston Red Sox 4
Raul Ibanez 110 Seattle Mariners 5
Aubrey Huff 108 Baltimore Orioles 6
Melvin Mora 104 Baltimore Orioles 7
Magglio Ordonez 103 Detroit Tigers 8
Alex Rodriguez 103 New York Yankees  
Carlos Pena 102 Tampa Bay Rays 10
Bobby Abreu 100 New York Yankees 11
Carlos Quentin 100 Chicago White Sox  
Jose Guillen 97 Kansas City Royals 13
Jermaine Dye 96 Chicago White Sox 14
Jason Giambi 96 New York Yankees  
Vladimir Guerrero 91 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 16
Ryan Garko 90 Cleveland Indians 17
Grady Sizemore 90 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Thome 90 Chicago White Sox  
Jose Lopez 89 Seattle Mariners 20
David Ortiz 89 Boston Red Sox  
Jhonny Peralta 89 Cleveland Indians  
Nick Markakis 87 Baltimore Orioles 23
Evan Longoria 85 Tampa Bay Rays 24
Joe Mauer 85 Minnesota Twins  



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

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).

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?