Runs Batted In : 1887 American Association 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
 

1887 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Tip O'Neill 123 St. Louis Browns 1
Pete Browning 118 Louisville Colonels 2
Jumbo Davis 109 Baltimore Orioles 3
Dave Foutz 108 St. Louis Browns 4
Curt Welch 108 St. Louis Browns  
Charlie Comiskey 103 St. Louis Browns 6
Denny Lyons 102 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Jimmy Wolf 102 Louisville Colonels  
Bill Phillips 101 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 9
Oyster Burns 99 Baltimore Orioles 10
Joe Werrick 99 Louisville Colonels  
Pop Corkhill 97 Cincinnati Red Stockings 12
Frank Fennelly 97 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Blondie Purcell 96 Baltimore Orioles 14
John Reilly 96 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Mike Griffin 94 Baltimore Orioles 16
Pete Hotaling 94 Cleveland Blues  
Henry Larkin 88 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Bid McPhee 87 Cincinnati Red Stockings 19
Tommy Tucker 84 Baltimore Orioles 20
Arlie Latham 83 St. Louis Browns 21
Lou Bierbauer 82 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Bill White 79 Louisville Colonels 23
Myron Allen 77 Cleveland Blues 24
Harry Stovey 77 Philadelphia Athletics  



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.

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?