List of Major League Baseball Runs Batted in Champions - American League

American League

Detroit Tigers teammates Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Bobby Veach won nine of the twelve American League RBI titles from 1907 to 1918.
Year Winner(s) RBI Team(s) Runner(s)-up 2nd RBI Ref
1901 Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† 125 Philadelphia Athletics Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman 114
1902 Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman 121 Boston Americans Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman 110
1903 Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman 104 Boston Americans Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman 097 !97
1904 Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† 102 Cleveland Naps Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman 084 !84
1905 Davis, HarryHarry Davis 083 !83 Philadelphia Athletics Cross, LaveLave Cross 077 !77
1906 Davis, HarryHarry Davis 096 !96 Philadelphia Athletics Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† 091 !91
1907 Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 119 Detroit Tigers Seybold, SocksSocks Seybold 092 !92
1908 Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 108 Detroit Tigers Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 080 !80
1909 Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 107 Detroit Tigers Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 097 !97
1910 Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 120 Detroit Tigers Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 091 !91
1911 Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 127 Detroit Tigers Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 115
1912 Baker, FrankFrank Baker† 130 Philadelphia Athletics Lewis, DuffyDuffy Lewis 109
1913 Baker, FrankFrank Baker† 117 Philadelphia Athletics McInnis, StuffyStuffy McInnis 090 !90
1914 Crawford, SamSam Crawford† 104 Detroit Tigers McInnis, StuffyStuffy McInnis 095 !95
1915 Veach, BobbyBobby Veach
Sam Crawford†		 112 Detroit Tigers Cobb, TyTy Cobb† 099 !99
1916 Pratt, DelDel Pratt 103 St. Louis Browns Pipp, WallyWally Pipp 093 !93
1917 Veach, BobbyBobby Veach 103 Detroit Tigers Felsch, HappyHappy Felsch 102
1918 Veach, BobbyBobby Veach 078 !78 Detroit Tigers Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns 070 !70
1919 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 114 Boston Red Sox Veach, BobbyBobby Veach 101
1920 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 137 New York Yankees Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler† 122
1921 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 171 New York Yankees Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann† 139
1922 Williams, KenKen Williams 155 St. Louis Browns Veach, BobbyBobby Veach 126
1923 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 131 New York Yankees Speaker, TrisTris Speaker† 130
1924 Goslin, GooseGoose Goslin† 129 Washington Senators Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 121
1925 Meusel, BobBob Meusel 138 New York Yankees Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann† 134
1926 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 146 New York Yankees Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri†
George Burns		 114
1927 Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 175 New York Yankees Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 164
1928 Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†
Lou Gehrig†		 142 New York Yankees Meusel, BobBob Meusel 113
1929 Simmons, AlAl Simmons† 157 Philadelphia Athletics Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 154
1930 Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 174 New York Yankees Simmons, AlAl Simmons† 165
1931 Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 184 New York Yankees Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† 163
1932 Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 169 Philadelphia Athletics Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†
Al Simmons		 151
1933 Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 163 Philadelphia Athletics Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 139
1934 Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 165 New York Yankees Trosky, HalHal Trosky 142
1935 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 170 Detroit Tigers Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 119
1936 Trosky, HalHal Trosky 162 Cleveland Indians Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† 152
1937 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 183 Detroit Tigers DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† 167
1938 Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† 175 Boston Red Sox Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 146
1939 Williams, TedTed Williams† 145 Boston Red Sox DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† 126
1940 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 150 Detroit Tigers York, RudyRudy York 134
1941 DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† 125 New York Yankees Heath, JeffJeff Heath 123
1942 Williams, TedTed Williams† 137 Boston Red Sox DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† 114
1943 York, RudyRudy York 118 Detroit Tigers Etten, NickNick Etten 107
1944 Stephens, VernVern Stephens 109 St. Louis Browns Johnson, BobBob Johnson 106
1945 Etten, NickNick Etten 111 New York Yankees Cullenbine, RoyRoy Cullenbine 093 !93
1946 Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg† 127 Detroit Tigers Williams, TedTed Williams† 123
1947 Williams, TedTed Williams† 114 Boston Red Sox Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich 098 !98
1948 DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† 155 New York Yankees Stephens, VernVern Stephens 137
1949 Williams, TedTed Williams†
Vern Stephens		 159 Boston Red Sox Wertz, VicVic Wertz 133
1950 Dropo, WaltWalt Dropo
Vern Stephens		 144 Boston Red Sox Berra, YogiYogi Berra† 124
1951 Zernial, GusGus Zernial 129 Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics		 Williams, TedTed Williams† 126
1952 Rosen, AlAl Rosen 105 Cleveland Indians Doby, LarryLarry Doby†
Eddie Robinson		 104
1953 Rosen, AlAl Rosen 145 Cleveland Indians Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon 115
1954 Doby, LarryLarry Doby† 126 Cleveland Indians Berra, YogiYogi Berra† 125
1955 Boone, RayRay Boone
Jackie Jensen		 116 Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox		 Berra, YogiYogi Berra† 108
1956 Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† 130 New York Yankees Kaline, AlAl Kaline† 128
1957 Sievers, RoyRoy Sievers 114 Washington Senators Wertz, VicVic Wertz 105
1958 Jensen, JackieJackie Jensen 122 Boston Red Sox Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito 113
1959 Jensen, JackieJackie Jensen 112 Boston Red Sox Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito 111
1960 Maris, RogerRoger Maris 112 New York Yankees Minoso, MinnieMinnie Minoso 105
1961 Gentile, JimJim Gentile
Roger Maris		 141 Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees		 Rocky Colavito 140
1962 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 126 Minnesota Twins Siebern, NormNorm Siebern 117
1963 Stuart, DickDick Stuart 118 Minnesota Twins Kaline, AlAl Kaline† 101
1964 Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson† 118 Baltimore Orioles Stuart, DickDick Stuart 114
1965 Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito 108 Cleveland Indians Horton, WillieWillie Horton 104
1966 Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson† 122 Baltimore Orioles Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 110
1967 Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski† 121 Boston Red Sox Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 113
1968 Harrelson, KenKen Harrelson 109 Boston Red Sox Howard, FrankFrank Howard 106
1969 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 140 Minnesota Twins Powell, BoogBoog Powell 121
1970 Howard, FrankFrank Howard 126 Washington Senators Conigliaro, TonyTony Conigliaro 116
1971 Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew† 119 Minnesota Twins Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson† 099 !99
1972 Allen, DickDick Allen 113 Chicago White Sox Mayberry, JohnJohn Mayberry 100
1973 Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson† 117 Oakland Athletics Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott 107
1974 Burroughs, JeffJeff Burroughs 118 Texas Rangers Bando, SalSal Bando 103
1975 Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott 109 Milwaukee Brewers Mayberry, JohnJohn Mayberry 106
1976 May, LeeLee May 109 Baltimore Orioles Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson 105
1977 Hisle, LarryLarry Hisle 119 Minnesota Twins Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds 115
1978 Rice, JimJim Rice† 139 Boston Red Sox Staub, RustyRusty Staub 121
1979 Baylor, DonDon Baylor 139 California Angels Rice, JimJim Rice† 130
1980 Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper 122 Milwaukee Brewers Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett†
Ben Oglivie		 118
1981 Murray, EddieEddie Murray† 078 !78 Baltimore Orioles Armas, TonyTony Armas 076 !76
1982 McRae, HalHal McRae 133 Kansas City Royals Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper 121
1983 Rice, JimJim Rice†
Cecil Cooper		 126 Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers		 Winfield, DaveDave Winfield† 116
1984 Armas, TonyTony Armas 123 Boston Red Sox Rice, JimJim Rice† 122
1985 Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly 145 New York Yankees Murray, EddieEddie Murray† 124
1986 Carter, JoeJoe Carter 121 Cleveland Indians Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco 117
1987 Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell 134 Toronto Blue Jays Evans, DwightDwight Evans 123
1988 Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco 124 Oakland Athletics Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett† 121
1989 Sierra, RubénRubén Sierra 119 Texas Rangers Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly 113
1990 Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder 132 Detroit Tigers Gruber, KellyKelly Gruber 118
1991 Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder 133 Oakland Athletics
Detroit Tigers		 Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco 122
1992 Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder 124 Cleveland Indians Carter, JoeJoe Carter 119
1993 Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle 129 Cleveland Indians Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas 128
1994 Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett† 112 Minnesota Twins Carter, JoeJoe Carter 103
1995 Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle
Mo Vaughn		 126 Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox		 Buhner, JayJay Buhner 121
1996 Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle 148 Cleveland Indians González, JuanJuan González 144
1997 Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr. 147 Seattle Mariners Martinez, TinoTino Martinez 141
1998 González, JuanJuan González 157 Texas Rangers Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle 152
1999 Ramirez, MannyManny Ramirez 165 Cleveland Indians Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro 148
2000 Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez 145 Seattle Mariners Sweeney, MikeMike Sweeney 144
2001 Boone, BretBret Boone 141 Seattle Mariners González, JuanJuan González 140
2002 Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 142 Texas Rangers Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez 135
2003 Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado 145 Toronto Blue Jays Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 118
2004 Tejada, MiguelMiguel Tejada 150 Baltimore Orioles Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz 139
2005 Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz 148 Boston Red Sox Ramirez, MannyManny Ramirez
Mark Teixeira		 144
2006 Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz 137 Boston Red Sox Morneau, JustinJustin Morneau 130
2007 Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 156 New York Yankees Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez 139
2008 Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton 130 Texas Rangers Morneau, JustinJustin Morneau 129
2009 Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira 122 New York Yankees Bay, JasonJason Bay 119
2010 Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera 126 Detroit Tigers Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez 125
2011 Granderson, CurtisCurtis Granderson 119 New York Yankees Canó, RobinsonRobinson Canó 118
2012 Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera 139 Detroit Tigers Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton 128

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