Runs Batted In : 1959 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1959 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jackie Jensen 112 Boston Red Sox 1
Rocky Colavito 111 Cleveland Indians 2
Harmon Killebrew 105 Washington Senators 3
Jim Lemon 100 Washington Senators 4
Charlie Maxwell 95 Detroit Tigers 5
Al Kaline 94 Detroit Tigers 6
Hector Lopez 93 Kansas City Athletics 7
New York Yankees  
Frank Malzone 92 Boston Red Sox 8
Minnie Minoso 92 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Cerv 87 Kansas City Athletics 10
Bob Allison 85 Washington Senators 11
Sherm Lollar 84 Chicago White Sox 12
Tito Francona 79 Cleveland Indians 13
Gene Woodling 77 Baltimore Orioles 14
Mickey Mantle 75 New York Yankees 15
Dick Williams 75 Kansas City Athletics  
Elston Howard 73 New York Yankees 17
Gus Triandos 73 Baltimore Orioles  
Roger Maris 72 Kansas City Athletics 19
Woodie Held 71 Cleveland Indians 20
Harvey Kuenn 71 Detroit Tigers  
Nellie Fox 70 Chicago White Sox 22
Yogi Berra 69 New York Yankees 23
Eddie Yost 61 Detroit Tigers 24
Jim Landis 60 Chicago White Sox 25



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.

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?

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.