Hits : 1974 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1974 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rod Carew 218 Minnesota Twins 1
Tommy Davis 181 Baltimore Orioles 2
Don Money 178 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Ken Henderson 176 Chicago White Sox 4
Joe Rudi 174 Oakland Athletics 5
George Scott 170 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Jeff Burroughs 167 Texas Rangers 7
Hal McRae 167 Kansas City Royals  
Bobby Murcer 166 New York Yankees 9
Jorge Orta 166 Chicago White Sox  
Cesar Tovar 164 Texas Rangers 11
Brooks Robinson 159 Baltimore Orioles 12
Lou Piniella 158 New York Yankees 13
Amos Otis 157 Kansas City Royals 14
Len Randle 157 Texas Rangers  
Gary Sutherland 157 Detroit Tigers  
Carl Yastrzemski 155 Boston Red Sox 17
Charlie Spikes 154 Cleveland Indians 18
Bert Campaneris 153 Oakland Athletics 19
Bobby Grich 153 Baltimore Orioles  
Bobby Darwin 152 Minnesota Twins 21
Toby Harrah 149 Texas Rangers 22
Cookie Rojas 147 Kansas City Royals 23
Larry Hisle 146 Minnesota Twins 24
Reggie Jackson 146 Oakland Athletics  



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.

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.

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).