Runs : 1987 American League Top 25

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1987 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Paul Molitor 114 Milwaukee Brewers 1
George Bell 111 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Brian Downing 110 California Angels 3
Lou Whitaker 110 Detroit Tigers  
Dwight Evans 109 Boston Red Sox 5
Alan Trammell 109 Detroit Tigers  
Wade Boggs 108 Boston Red Sox 7
Lloyd Moseby 106 Toronto Blue Jays 8
Kevin Seitzer 105 Kansas City Royals 9
Devon White 103 California Angels 10
Phil Bradley 101 Seattle Mariners 11
Wally Joyner 100 California Angels 12
Robin Yount 99 Milwaukee Brewers 13
Mark McGwire 97 Oakland Athletics 14
Cal Ripken, Jr. 97 Baltimore Orioles  
Ruben Sierra 97 Texas Rangers  
Willie Wilson 97 Kansas City Royals  
Kirby Puckett 96 Minnesota Twins 18
Willie Randolph 96 New York Yankees  
Gary Gaetti 95 Minnesota Twins 20
Kirk Gibson 95 Detroit Tigers  
Danny Tartabull 95 Kansas City Royals  
Ellis Burks 94 Boston Red Sox 23
Ivan Calderon 93 Chicago White Sox 24
Don Mattingly 93 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).

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?

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