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Sports > Baseball > Through The Years > Annual Batting Leaders (since 1900) > Runs Batted In

American League

Multiple winners: Babe Ruth (6); Lou Gehrig (5); Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg and Ted Williams (4); Albert Belle, Sam Crawford, Cecil Fielder, Jimmie Foxx, Jackie Jensen, Harmon Killebrew, Vern Stephens and Bobby Veach (3); Home Run Baker, Cecil Cooper, Harry Davis, Joe DiMaggio, Buck Freeman, Nap Lajoie, Roger Maris, Jim Rice, Al Rosen, and Bobby Veach (2).

Year  RBI
1901 Nap Lajoie, Phi 125
1902 Buck Freeman, Bos 121
1903 Buck Freeman, Bos 104
1904 Nap Lajoie, Cle 102
1905 Harry Davis, Phi 83
1906 Harry Davis, Phi 96
1907 Ty Cobb, Det 116
1908 Ty Cobb, Det 108
1909 Ty Cobb, Det 107
   
1910 Sam Crawford, Det 120
1911 Ty Cobb, Det 144
1912 Home Run Baker, Phi 133
1913 Home Run Baker, Phi 126
1914 Sam Crawford, Det 104
1915 Sam Crawford, Det 112
 & Bobby Veach, Det 112
1916 Del Pratt, St.L 103
1917 Bobby Veach, Det 103
1918 Bobby Veach, Det 78
1919 Babe Ruth, Bos 114
   
1920 Babe Ruth, NY 137
1921 Babe Ruth, NY 171
1922 Ken Williams, St.L 155
1923 Babe Ruth, NY 131
1924 Goose Goslin, Wash 129
1925 Bob Meusel, NY 138
1926 Babe Ruth, NY 145
1927 Lou Gehrig, NY 175
1928 Lou Gehrig, NY 142
 & Babe Ruth, NY 142
1929 Al Simmons, Phi 157
   
1930 Lou Gehrig, NY 174
1931 Lou Gehrig, NY 184
1932 Jimmie Foxx, Phi 169
1933 Jimmie Foxx, Phi 163
1934 Lou Gehrig, NY 165
1935 Hank Greenberg, Det 170
1936 Hal Trosky, Cle 162
1937 Hank Greenberg, Det 183
1938 Jimmie Foxx, Bos 175
1939 Ted Williams, Bos 145
   
1940 Hank Greenberg, Det 150
1941 Joe DiMaggio, NY 125
1942 Ted Williams, Bos 137
1943 Rudy York, Det 118
1944 Vern Stephens, St.L 109
1945 Nick Etten, NY 111
1946 Hank Greenberg, Det 127
1947 Ted Williams, Bos 114
1948 Joe DiMaggio, NY 155
1949 Ted Williams, Bos 159
 & Vern Stephens, Bos 159
   
1950 Walt Dropo, Bos 144
 & Vern Stephens, Bos 144
1951 Gus Zernial, Chi-Phi 129
1952 Al Rosen, Cle 105
1953 Al Rosen, Cle 145
1954 Larry Doby, Cle 126
1955 Ray Boone, Det 116
 & Jackie Jensen, Bos 116
1956 Mickey Mantle, NY 130
1957 Roy Sievers, Wash 114
1958 Jackie Jensen, Bos 122
1959 Jackie Jensen, Bos 112
   
1960 Roger Maris, NY 112
1961 Roger Maris, NY 142
1962 Harmon Killebrew, Min 126
1963 Dick Stuart, Bos 118
1964 Brooks Robinson, Bal 118
1965 Rocky Colavito, Cle 108
1966 Frank Robinson, Bal 122
1967 Carl Yastrzemski, Bos 121
1968 Ken Harrelson, Bos 109
1969 Harmon Killebrew, Min 140
   
1970 Frank Howard, Wash 126
1971 Harmon Killebrew, Min 119
1972 Dick Allen, Chi 113
1973 Reggie Jackson, Oak 117
1974 Jeff Burroughs, Tex 118
1975 George Scott, Mil 109
1976 Lee May, Bal 109
1977 Larry Hisle, Min 119
1978 Jim Rice, Bos 139
1979 Don Baylor, Cal 139
   
1980 Cecil Cooper, Mil 122
1981 Eddie Murray, Bal 78
1982 Hal McRae, KC 133
1983 Cecil Cooper, Mil 126
 & Jim Rice, Bos 126
1984 Tony Armas, Bos 123
1985 Don Mattingly, NY 145
1986 Joe Carter, Cle 121
1987 George Bell, Tor 134
1988 Jose Canseco, Oak 124
1989 Ruben Sierra, Tex 119
   
1990 Cecil Fielder, Det 132
1991 Cecil Fielder, Det 133
1992 Cecil Fielder, Det 124
1993 Albert Belle, Cle 129
1994 Kirby Puckett, Min 112
1995 Albert Belle, Cle 126
 & Mo Vaughn, Bos 126
1996Albert Belle, Cle148
1997Ken Griffey Jr., Sea147
1998Juan Gonzalez, Tex157
1999Manny Ramirez, Cle165
   
2000Edgar Martinez, Sea145
2001Bret Boone, Sea141
2002Alex Rodriguez, Tex142
2003 Carlos Delgado, Tor145
2004 Miguel Tejada, Bal 150

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