Hits : 1980 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1980 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Willie Wilson 230 Kansas City Royals 1
Cecil Cooper 219 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Mickey Rivers 210 Texas Rangers 3
Al Oliver 209 Texas Rangers 4
Al Bumbry 205 Baltimore Orioles 5
Eddie Murray 186 Baltimore Orioles 6
Miguel Dilone 180 Cleveland Indians 7
Ben Oglivie 180 Milwaukee Brewers  
Rick Burleson 179 Boston Red Sox 9
Rod Carew 179 California Angels  
Mike Hargrove 179 Cleveland Indians  
Rickey Henderson 179 Oakland Athletics  
Robin Yount 179 Milwaukee Brewers  
Ken Singleton 177 Baltimore Orioles 14
Tony Armas 175 Oakland Athletics 15
George Brett 175 Kansas City Royals  
Jim Morrison 171 Chicago White Sox 17
Alan Trammell 168 Detroit Tigers 18
Alfredo Griffin 166 Toronto Blue Jays 19
John Castino 165 Minnesota Twins 20
Buddy Bell 161 Texas Rangers 21
Tony Perez 161 Boston Red Sox  
Rich Dauer 158 Baltimore Orioles 23
Lance Parrish 158 Detroit Tigers  
Carney Lansford 157 California Angels 25



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).

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.

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.