Runs Batted In : 1955 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
 

1955 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ray Boone 116 Detroit Tigers 1
Jackie Jensen 116 Boston Red Sox  
Yogi Berra 108 New York Yankees 3
Roy Sievers 106 Washington Senators 4
Al Kaline 102 Detroit Tigers 5
Mickey Mantle 99 New York Yankees 6
Norm Zauchin 93 Boston Red Sox 7
Mickey Vernon 85 Washington Senators 8
Gus Zernial 84 Kansas City Athletics 9
Ted Williams 83 Boston Red Sox 10
George Kell 81 Chicago White Sox 11
Al Rosen 81 Cleveland Indians  
Walt Dropo 79 Chicago White Sox 13
Bill Tuttle 78 Detroit Tigers 14
Al Smith 77 Cleveland Indians 15
Vic Power 76 Kansas City Athletics 16
Larry Doby 75 Cleveland Indians 17
Minnie Minoso 70 Chicago White Sox 18
Jim Finigan 68 Kansas City Athletics 19
Hector Lopez 68 Kansas City Athletics  
Gus Triandos 65 Baltimore Orioles 21
Sammy White 64 Boston Red Sox 22
Harvey Kuenn 62 Detroit Tigers 23
Jimmy Piersall 62 Boston Red Sox  
Bobby Avila 61 Cleveland Indians 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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?