Hits : 1958 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1958 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nellie Fox 187 Chicago White Sox 1
Frank Malzone 185 Boston Red Sox 2
Vic Power 184 Kansas City Athletics 3
Cleveland Indians  
Pete Runnels 183 Boston Red Sox 4
Harvey Kuenn 179 Detroit Tigers 5
Al Kaline 170 Detroit Tigers 6
Minnie Minoso 168 Cleveland Indians 7
Frank Bolling 164 Detroit Tigers 8
Roy Sievers 162 Washington Senators 9
Mickey Mantle 158 New York Yankees 10
Bob Cerv 157 Kansas City Athletics 11
Jackie Jensen 157 Boston Red Sox  
Luis Aparicio 148 Chicago White Sox 13
Rocky Colavito 148 Cleveland Indians  
Tony Kubek 148 New York Yankees  
Hector Lopez 147 Kansas City Athletics 16
Albie Pearson 146 Washington Senators 17
Jim Landis 145 Chicago White Sox 18
Roger Maris 140 Cleveland Indians 19
Kansas City Athletics  
Norm Siebern 138 New York Yankees 20
Ted Williams 135 Boston Red Sox 21
Billy Goodman 127 Chicago White Sox 22
Billy Martin 127 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Skowron 127 New York Yankees  
Billy Gardner 126 Baltimore Orioles 25



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.

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?