List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
American League

List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders

Section Title: American League
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Year	Winner(s)	RBI	Team(s)	Runner(s)-up	2nd RBI	Ref

1901	Nap Lajoie†	125	Philadelphia Athletics	Buck Freeman	114

1902	Buck Freeman	121	Boston Americans	Charlie Hickman	110

1903	Buck Freeman	104	Boston Americans	Charlie Hickman	97

1904	Nap Lajoie†	102	Cleveland Naps	Buck Freeman	84

1905	Harry Davis	83	Philadelphia Athletics	Lave Cross	77

1906	Harry Davis	96	Philadelphia Athletics	Nap Lajoie†	91

1907	Ty Cobb†	119	Detroit Tigers	Socks Seybold	92

1908	Ty Cobb†	108	Detroit Tigers	Sam Crawford†	80

1909	Ty Cobb†	107	Detroit Tigers	Sam Crawford†	97

1910	Sam Crawford†	120	Detroit Tigers	Ty Cobb†	91

1911	Ty Cobb†	127	Detroit Tigers	Sam Crawford†	115

1912	Frank Baker†	130	Philadelphia Athletics	Duffy Lewis	109

1913	Frank Baker†	117	Philadelphia Athletics	Stuffy McInnis	90

1914	Sam Crawford†	104	Detroit Tigers	Stuffy McInnis	95

1915	Bobby Veach Sam Crawford†	112	Detroit Tigers	Ty Cobb†	99

1916	Del Pratt	103	St. Louis Browns	Wally Pipp	93

1917	Bobby Veach	103	Detroit Tigers	Happy Felsch	102

1918	Bobby Veach	78	Detroit Tigers	George Burns	70

1919	Babe Ruth†	114	Boston Red Sox	Bobby Veach	101

1920	Babe Ruth†	137	New York Yankees	George Sisler†	122

1921	Babe Ruth†	171	New York Yankees	Harry Heilmann†	139

1922	Ken Williams	155	St. Louis Browns	Bobby Veach	126

1923	Babe Ruth†	131	New York Yankees	Tris Speaker†	130

1924	Goose Goslin†	129	Washington Senators	Babe Ruth†	121

1925	Bob Meusel	138	New York Yankees	Harry Heilmann†	134

1926	Babe Ruth†	146	New York Yankees	Tony Lazzeri† George Burns	114

1927	Lou Gehrig†	175	New York Yankees	Babe Ruth†	164

1928	Babe Ruth† Lou Gehrig†	142	New York Yankees	Bob Meusel	113

1929	Al Simmons†	157	Philadelphia Athletics	Babe Ruth†	154

1930	Lou Gehrig†	173	New York Yankees	Al Simmons†	165

1931	Lou Gehrig†	184	New York Yankees	Babe Ruth†	163

1932	Jimmie Foxx†	169	Philadelphia Athletics	Lou Gehrig† Al Simmons†	151

1933	Jimmie Foxx†	163	Philadelphia Athletics	Lou Gehrig†	139

1934	Lou Gehrig†	165	New York Yankees	Hal Trosky	142

1935	Hank Greenberg†	170	Detroit Tigers	Lou Gehrig†	119

1936	Hal Trosky	162	Cleveland Indians	Lou Gehrig†	152

1937	Hank Greenberg†	183	Detroit Tigers	Joe DiMaggio†	167

1938	Jimmie Foxx†	175	Boston Red Sox	Hank Greenberg†	146

1939	Ted Williams†	145	Boston Red Sox	Joe DiMaggio†	126

1940	Hank Greenberg†	150	Detroit Tigers	Rudy York	134

1941	Joe DiMaggio†	125	New York Yankees	Jeff Heath	123

1942	Ted Williams†	137	Boston Red Sox	Joe DiMaggio†	114

1943	Rudy York	118	Detroit Tigers	Nick Etten	107

1944	Vern Stephens	109	St. Louis Browns	Bob Johnson	106

1945	Nick Etten	111	New York Yankees	Roy Cullenbine	93

1946	Hank Greenberg†	127	Detroit Tigers	Ted Williams†	123

1947	Ted Williams†	114	Boston Red Sox	Tommy Henrich	98

1948	Joe DiMaggio†	155	New York Yankees	Vern Stephens	137

1949	Ted Williams† Vern Stephens	159	Boston Red Sox	Vic Wertz	133

1950	Walt Dropo Vern Stephens	144	Boston Red Sox	Yogi Berra†	124

1951	Gus Zernial	129	Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics	Ted Williams†	126

1952	Al Rosen	105	Cleveland Indians	Larry Doby† Eddie Robinson	104

1953	Al Rosen	145	Cleveland Indians	Mickey Vernon	115

1954	Larry Doby†	126	Cleveland Indians	Yogi Berra†	125

1955	Ray Boone Jackie Jensen	116	Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox	Yogi Berra†	108

1956	Mickey Mantle†	130	New York Yankees	Al Kaline†	128

1957	Roy Sievers	114	Washington Senators	Vic Wertz	105

1958	Jackie Jensen	122	Boston Red Sox	Rocky Colavito	113

1959	Jackie Jensen	112	Boston Red Sox	Rocky Colavito	111

1960	Roger Maris	112	New York Yankees	Minnie Miñoso	105

1961	Jim Gentile Roger Maris	141	Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees	Rocky Colavito	140

1962	Harmon Killebrew†	126	Minnesota Twins	Norm Siebern	117

1963	Dick Stuart	118	Boston Red Sox	Al Kaline†	101

1964	Brooks Robinson†	118	Baltimore Orioles	Dick Stuart	114

1965	Rocky Colavito	108	Cleveland Indians	Willie Horton	104

1966	Frank Robinson†	122	Baltimore Orioles	Harmon Killebrew†	110

1967	Carl Yastrzemski†	121	Boston Red Sox	Harmon Killebrew†	113

1968	Ken Harrelson	109	Boston Red Sox	Frank Howard	106

1969	Harmon Killebrew†	140	Minnesota Twins	Boog Powell	121

1970	Frank Howard	126	Washington Senators	Tony Conigliaro	116

1971	Harmon Killebrew†	119	Minnesota Twins	Frank Robinson†	99

1972	Dick Allen	113	Chicago White Sox	John Mayberry	100

1973	Reggie Jackson†	117	Oakland Athletics	George Scott	107

1974	Jeff Burroughs	118	Texas Rangers	Sal Bando	103

1975	George Scott	109	Milwaukee Brewers	John Mayberry	106

1976	Lee May	109	Baltimore Orioles	Thurman Munson	105

1977	Larry Hisle	119	Minnesota Twins	Bobby Bonds	115

1978	Jim Rice†	139	Boston Red Sox	Rusty Staub	121

1979	Don Baylor	139	California Angels	Jim Rice†	130

1980	Cecil Cooper	122	Milwaukee Brewers	George Brett† Ben Oglivie	118

1981	Eddie Murray†	78	Baltimore Orioles	Tony Armas	76

1982	Hal McRae	133	Kansas City Royals	Cecil Cooper	121

1983	Jim Rice† Cecil Cooper	126	Boston Red Sox Milwaukee Brewers	Dave Winfield†	116

1984	Tony Armas	123	Boston Red Sox	Jim Rice†	122

1985	Don Mattingly	145	New York Yankees	Eddie Murray†	124

1986	Joe Carter	121	Cleveland Indians	José Canseco	117

1987	George Bell	134	Toronto Blue Jays	Dwight Evans	123

1988	José Canseco	124	Oakland Athletics	Kirby Puckett†	121

1989	Rubén Sierra	119	Texas Rangers	Don Mattingly	113

1990	Cecil Fielder	132	Detroit Tigers	Kelly Gruber	118

1991	Cecil Fielder	133	Detroit Tigers	José Canseco	122

1992	Cecil Fielder	124	Detroit Tigers	Joe Carter	119

1993	Albert Belle	129	Cleveland Indians	Frank Thomas†	128

1994	Kirby Puckett†	112	Minnesota Twins	Joe Carter	103

1995	Albert Belle Mo Vaughn	126	Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox	Jay Buhner	121

1996	Albert Belle	148	Cleveland Indians	Juan González	144

1997	Ken Griffey, Jr.†	147	Seattle Mariners	Tino Martinez	141

1998	Juan González	157	Texas Rangers	Albert Belle	152

1999	Manny Ramirez	165	Cleveland Indians	Rafael Palmeiro	148

2000	Edgar Martínez†	145	Seattle Mariners	Mike Sweeney	144

2001	Bret Boone	141	Seattle Mariners	Juan González	140

2002	Alex Rodriguez	142	Texas Rangers	Magglio Ordóñez	135

2003	Carlos Delgado	145	Toronto Blue Jays	Alex Rodriguez	118

2004	Miguel Tejada	150	Baltimore Orioles	David Ortiz	139

2005	David Ortiz	148	Boston Red Sox	Manny Ramirez Mark Teixeira	144

2006	David Ortiz	137	Boston Red Sox	Justin Morneau	130

2007	Alex Rodriguez	156	New York Yankees	Magglio Ordóñez	139

2008	Josh Hamilton	130	Texas Rangers	Justin Morneau	129

2009	Mark Teixeira	122	New York Yankees	Jason Bay	119

2010	Miguel Cabrera	126	Detroit Tigers	Alex Rodriguez	125

2011	Curtis Granderson	119	New York Yankees	Robinson Canó	118

2012	Miguel Cabrera	139	Detroit Tigers	Josh Hamilton	128

2013	Chris Davis	138	Baltimore Orioles	Miguel Cabrera	137

2014	Mike Trout	111	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Miguel Cabrera	109

2015	Josh Donaldson	123	Toronto Blue Jays	Chris Davis	117

2016	Edwin Encarnación David Ortiz	127	Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox	Albert Pujols	119

2017	Nelson Cruz	119	Seattle Mariners	Aaron Judge	114

2018	J. D. Martinez	130	Boston Red Sox	Khris Davis	123

Sentence(s)

Babe Ruth hit 171 in 1921.

final_sentence: Babe Ruth hit 171 in 1921.