Runs Batted In : 1989 American League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1989 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ruben Sierra 119 Texas Rangers 1
Don Mattingly 113 New York Yankees 2
Nick Esasky 108 Boston Red Sox 3
Joe Carter 105 Cleveland Indians 4
Bo Jackson 105 Kansas City Royals  
George Bell 104 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Robin Yount 103 Milwaukee Brewers 7
Dwight Evans 100 Boston Red Sox 8
Dave Parker 97 Oakland Athletics 9
Alvin Davis 95 Seattle Mariners 10
Mike Greenwell 95 Boston Red Sox  
Mark McGwire 95 Oakland Athletics  
Jeffrey Leonard 93 Seattle Mariners 13
Cal Ripken, Jr. 93 Baltimore Orioles  
Julio Franco 92 Texas Rangers 15
Fred McGriff 92 Toronto Blue Jays  
Chili Davis 90 California Angels 17
Ivan Calderon 87 Chicago White Sox 18
Kirby Puckett 85 Minnesota Twins 19
Lou Whitaker 85 Detroit Tigers  
Kent Hrbek 84 Minnesota Twins 21
Pete Incaviglia 81 Texas Rangers 22
George Brett 80 Kansas City Royals 23
Dave Henderson 80 Oakland Athletics  
Wally Joyner 79 California Angels 25



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?

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.