Hits : 1907 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1907 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb 212 Detroit Tigers 1
George Stone 191 St. Louis Browns 2
Sam Crawford 188 Detroit Tigers 3
Bob Ganley 167 Washington Senators 4
Elmer Flick 166 Cleveland Naps 5
Ollie Pickering 159 St. Louis Browns 6
Jiggs Donahue 158 Chicago White Sox 7
Claude Rossman 158 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Hemphill 156 St. Louis Browns 9
Harry Davis 155 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Socks Seybold 153 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Nap Lajoie 152 Cleveland Naps 12
Ed Hahn 151 Chicago White Sox 13
Bunk Congalton 146 Cleveland Naps 14
Boston Americans  
Fielder Jones 146 Chicago White Sox  
Dave Altizer 145 Washington Senators 16
Jimmy Collins 145 Boston Americans  
Philadelphia Athletics  
Patsy Dougherty 144 Chicago White Sox 18
Hal Chase 143 New York Highlanders 19
Topsy Hartsel 142 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Harry Niles 142 St. Louis Browns  
Jim Delahanty 139 St. Louis Browns 22
Washington Senators  
Simon Nicholls 139 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bob Unglaub 138 Boston Americans 24
Bobby Wallace 138 St. Louis Browns  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.