Runs Batted In : 1984 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
 

1984 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tony Armas 123 Boston Red Sox 1
Jim Rice 122 Boston Red Sox 2
Dave Kingman 118 Oakland Athletics 3
Alvin Davis 116 Seattle Mariners 4
Don Mattingly 110 New York Yankees 5
Eddie Murray 110 Baltimore Orioles  
Kent Hrbek 107 Minnesota Twins 7
Dwight Evans 104 Boston Red Sox 8
Larry Parrish 101 Texas Rangers 9
Dave Winfield 100 New York Yankees 10
Andre Thornton 99 Cleveland Indians 11
Lance Parrish 98 Detroit Tigers 12
Harold Baines 94 Chicago White Sox 13
Lloyd Moseby 92 Toronto Blue Jays 14
Brian Downing 91 California Angels 15
Mike Easler 91 Boston Red Sox  
Kirk Gibson 91 Detroit Tigers  
Don Baylor 89 New York Yankees 18
Dwayne Murphy 88 Oakland Athletics 19
George Bell 87 Toronto Blue Jays 20
Cal Ripken, Jr. 86 Baltimore Orioles 21
Tom Brunansky 85 Minnesota Twins 22
Willie Upshaw 84 Toronto Blue Jays 23
Buddy Bell 83 Texas Rangers 24
Doug DeCinces 82 California Angels 25



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.

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?