Runs Batted In : 1982 American League Top 25

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1982 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Hal McRae 133 Kansas City Royals 1
Cecil Cooper 121 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Andre Thornton 116 Cleveland Indians 3
Robin Yount 114 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Gorman Thomas 112 Milwaukee Brewers 5
Eddie Murray 110 Baltimore Orioles 6
Dave Winfield 106 New York Yankees 7
Harold Baines 105 Chicago White Sox 8
Greg Luzinski 102 Chicago White Sox 9
Ben Oglivie 102 Milwaukee Brewers  
Reggie Jackson 101 California Angels 11
Dwight Evans 98 Boston Red Sox 12
Steve Kemp 98 Chicago White Sox  
Doug DeCinces 97 California Angels 14
Jim Rice 97 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Simmons 97 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dwayne Murphy 94 Oakland Athletics 17
Don Baylor 93 California Angels 18
Cal Ripken, Jr. 93 Baltimore Orioles  
Kent Hrbek 92 Minnesota Twins 20
Gary Ward 91 Minnesota Twins 21
Tony Armas 89 Oakland Athletics 22
Larry Herndon 88 Detroit Tigers 23
Amos Otis 88 Kansas City Royals  
Lance Parrish 87 Detroit Tigers 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.

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.

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).