Runs Batted In : 1976 American League Top 25

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1976 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lee May 109 Baltimore Orioles 1
Thurman Munson 105 New York Yankees 2
Carl Yastrzemski 102 Boston Red Sox 3
Chris Chambliss 96 New York Yankees 4
Larry Hisle 96 Minnesota Twins  
Rusty Staub 96 Detroit Tigers  
John Mayberry 95 Kansas City Royals 7
Joe Rudi 94 Oakland Athletics 8
Graig Nettles 93 New York Yankees 9
Reggie Jackson 91 Baltimore Orioles 10
Rod Carew 90 Minnesota Twins 11
Jeff Burroughs 86 Texas Rangers 12
Dan Ford 86 Minnesota Twins  
Amos Otis 86 Kansas City Royals  
Jim Rice 85 Boston Red Sox 15
Sal Bando 84 Oakland Athletics 16
Rico Carty 83 Cleveland Indians 17
Tom Grieve 81 Texas Rangers 18
George Hendrick 81 Cleveland Indians  
Cecil Cooper 78 Boston Red Sox 20
George Scott 77 Milwaukee Brewers 21
Phil Garner 74 Oakland Athletics 22
Hal McRae 73 Kansas City Royals 23
Jorge Orta 72 Chicago White Sox 24
Ken Singleton 70 Baltimore Orioles 25



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

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).

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.