Runs Batted In : 1975 American League Top 25

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1975 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Scott 109 Milwaukee Brewers 1
John Mayberry 106 Kansas City Royals 2
Fred Lynn 105 Boston Red Sox 3
Reggie Jackson 104 Oakland Athletics 4
Thurman Munson 102 New York Yankees 5
Jim Rice 102 Boston Red Sox  
Lee May 99 Baltimore Orioles 7
Jeff Burroughs 94 Texas Rangers 8
Toby Harrah 93 Texas Rangers 9
Willie Horton 92 Detroit Tigers 10
Graig Nettles 91 New York Yankees 11
George Brett 89 Kansas City Royals 12
Gene Tenace 87 Oakland Athletics 13
George Hendrick 86 Cleveland Indians 14
Boog Powell 86 Cleveland Indians  
Bobby Bonds 85 New York Yankees 16
Jorge Orta 83 Chicago White Sox 17
Leroy Stanton 82 California Angels 18
Billy Williams 81 Oakland Athletics 19
Rod Carew 80 Minnesota Twins 20
Sal Bando 78 Oakland Athletics 21
Claudell Washington 77 Oakland Athletics 22
Don Baylor 76 Baltimore Orioles 23
Deron Johnson 75 Chicago White Sox 24
Boston Red Sox  
Joe Rudi 75 Oakland Athletics  



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).

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.

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.