1949 Hits Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Hits	Team	Rank
Dale Mitchell	203	Cleveland Indians	1
Ted Williams	194	Boston Red Sox	2
Dom DiMaggio	186	Boston Red Sox	3
Johnny Pesky	185	Boston Red Sox	4
Vic Wertz	185	Detroit Tigers
George Kell	179	Detroit Tigers	6
Vern Stephens	177	Boston Red Sox	7
Bob Dillinger	176	St. Louis Browns	8
Cass Michaels	173	Chicago White Sox	9
Dave Philley	171	Chicago White Sox	10
Mickey Vernon	170	Cleveland Indians	11
Phil Rizzuto	169	New York Yankees	12
Bobby Doerr	167	Boston Red Sox	13
Sam Chapman	164	Philadelphia Athletics	14
Sam Dente	161	Washington Senators	15
Jerry Priddy	158	St. Louis Browns	16
Eddie Robinson	155	Washington Senators	17
Elmer Valo	155	Philadelphia Athletics
Larry Doby	153	Cleveland Indians	19
Luke Appling	148	Chicago White Sox	20
Al Zarilla	147	St. Louis Browns	21
		Boston Red Sox
Roy Sievers	144	St. Louis Browns	22
Don Kolloway	142	Chicago White Sox	23
		Detroit Tigers
Ferris Fain	138	Philadelphia Athletics	24
Eddie Joost	138	Philadelphia Athletics
Name	Hits	Team	Rank

	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. Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.