Runs Batted In : 1998 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"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
 

1998 Runs Batted In Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Juan Gonzalez 157 Texas Rangers 1
Albert Belle 152 Chicago White Sox 2
Ken Griffey, Jr. 146 Seattle Mariners 3
Manny Ramirez 145 Cleveland Indians 4
Alex Rodriguez 124 Seattle Mariners 5
Tino Martinez 123 New York Yankees 6
Nomar Garciaparra 122 Boston Red Sox 7
Rafael Palmeiro 121 Baltimore Orioles 8
Dean Palmer 119 Kansas City Royals 9
Paul O'Neill 116 New York Yankees 10
Carlos Delgado 115 Toronto Blue Jays 11
Mo Vaughn 115 Boston Red Sox  
Jason Giambi 110 Oakland Athletics 13
Frank Thomas 109 Chicago White Sox 14
Rusty Greer 108 Texas Rangers 15
Jose Canseco 107 Toronto Blue Jays 16
Matt Stairs 106 Oakland Athletics 17
Tony Clark 103 Detroit Tigers 18
Will Clark 102 Texas Rangers 19
Edgar Martinez 102 Seattle Mariners  
Damion Easley 100 Detroit Tigers 21
Shawn Green 100 Toronto Blue Jays  
Scott Brosius 98 New York Yankees 23
Bernie Williams 97 New York Yankees 24
Travis Fryman 96 Cleveland Indians 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.

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?