Hits : 1970 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1970 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tony Oliva 204 Minnesota Twins 1
Alex Johnson 202 California Angels 2
Cesar Tovar 195 Minnesota Twins 3
Carl Yastrzemski 186 Boston Red Sox 4
Roy White 180 New York Yankees 5
Tommy Harper 179 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Amos Otis 176 Kansas City Royals 7
Reggie Smith 176 Boston Red Sox  
Danny Cater 175 New York Yankees 9
Luis Aparicio 173 Chicago White Sox 10
Horace Clarke 172 New York Yankees 11
Sandy Alomar 169 California Angels 12
Bert Campaneris 168 Oakland Athletics 13
Brooks Robinson 168 Baltimore Orioles  
Jim Fregosi 167 California Angels 15
Ed Brinkman 164 Washington Senators 16
Vada Pinson 164 Cleveland Indians  
Lou Piniella 163 Kansas City Royals 18
Frank Howard 160 Washington Senators 19
Bob Oliver 159 Kansas City Royals 20
Carlos May 158 Chicago White Sox 21
Felipe Alou 156 Oakland Athletics 22
Boog Powell 156 Baltimore Orioles  
Rico Petrocelli 152 Boston Red Sox 24
Aurelio Rodriguez 152 California Angels  
Washington Senators  



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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.