Runs Batted In : 1958 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1958 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jackie Jensen 122 Boston Red Sox 1
Rocky Colavito 113 Cleveland Indians 2
Roy Sievers 108 Washington Senators 3
Bob Cerv 104 Kansas City Athletics 4
Mickey Mantle 97 New York Yankees 5
Yogi Berra 90 New York Yankees 6
Frank Malzone 87 Boston Red Sox 7
Al Kaline 85 Detroit Tigers 8
Ted Williams 85 Boston Red Sox  
Sherm Lollar 84 Chicago White Sox 10
Gail Harris 83 Detroit Tigers 11
Roger Maris 80 Cleveland Indians 12
Kansas City Athletics  
Minnie Minoso 80 Cleveland Indians  
Vic Power 80 Kansas City Athletics  
Cleveland Indians  
Gus Triandos 79 Baltimore Orioles 15
Frank Bolling 75 Detroit Tigers 16
Jim Lemon 75 Washington Senators  
Hector Lopez 73 Kansas City Athletics 18
Bill Skowron 73 New York Yankees  
Dick Gernert 69 Boston Red Sox 20
Elston Howard 66 New York Yankees 21
Charlie Maxwell 65 Detroit Tigers 22
Gil McDougald 65 New York Yankees  
Gene Woodling 65 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Landis 64 Chicago White Sox 25



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

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.