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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