Hits : 1973 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)
 

1973 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rod Carew 203 Minnesota Twins 1
Dave May 189 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Bobby Murcer 187 New York Yankees 3
George Scott 185 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Alex Johnson 179 Texas Rangers 5
Amos Otis 175 Kansas City Royals 6
Sal Bando 170 Oakland Athletics 7
Buddy Bell 169 Cleveland Indians 8
Tommy Davis 169 Baltimore Orioles  
Tony Oliva 166 Minnesota Twins 10
Dave Nelson 165 Texas Rangers 11
Carl Yastrzemski 160 Boston Red Sox 12
Orlando Cepeda 159 Boston Red Sox 13
Tommy Harper 159 Boston Red Sox  
Reggie Jackson 158 Oakland Athletics 15
Don Money 158 Milwaukee Brewers  
Billy North 158 Oakland Athletics  
Roy White 157 New York Yankees 18
Chris Chambliss 156 Cleveland Indians 19
Thurman Munson 156 New York Yankees  
Horace Clarke 155 New York Yankees 21
Bill Melton 155 Chicago White Sox  
Pat Kelly 154 Chicago White Sox 23
Cookie Rojas 152 Kansas City Royals 24
Bert Campaneris 150 Oakland Athletics 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.

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?