Hits : 1967 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1967 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carl Yastrzemski 189 Boston Red Sox 1
Cesar Tovar 173 Minnesota Twins 2
Jim Fregosi 171 California Angels 3
George Scott 171 Boston Red Sox  
Brooks Robinson 164 Baltimore Orioles 5
Max Alvis 163 Cleveland Indians 6
Paul Blair 162 Baltimore Orioles 7
Tony Oliva 161 Minnesota Twins 8
Horace Clarke 160 New York Yankees 9
Rod Carew 150 Minnesota Twins 10
Bert Campaneris 149 Kansas City Athletics 11
Frank Robinson 149 Baltimore Orioles  
Harmon Killebrew 147 Minnesota Twins 13
Bill Freehan 146 Detroit Tigers 14
Danny Cater 143 Kansas City Athletics 15
Al Kaline 141 Detroit Tigers 16
Reggie Smith 139 Boston Red Sox 17
Ken McMullen 138 Washington Senators 18
Don Wert 137 Detroit Tigers 19
Curt Blefary 134 Baltimore Orioles 20
Jim Northrup 134 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Howard 133 Washington Senators 22
Dick McAuliffe 133 Detroit Tigers  
Don Mincher 133 California Angels  
Rick Reichardt 132 California Angels 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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.

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?