Hits : 1986 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:

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1986 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Don Mattingly 238 New York Yankees 1
Kirby Puckett 223 Minnesota Twins 2
Tony Fernandez 213 Toronto Blue Jays 3
Wade Boggs 207 Boston Red Sox 4
Joe Carter 200 Cleveland Indians 5
Jim Rice 200 Boston Red Sox  
George Bell 198 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Julio Franco 183 Cleveland Indians 8
Marty Barrett 179 Boston Red Sox 9
Cal Ripken, Jr. 177 Baltimore Orioles 10
Wally Joyner 172 California Angels 11
Gary Gaetti 171 Minnesota Twins 12
Jesse Barfield 170 Toronto Blue Jays 13
Willie Wilson 170 Kansas City Royals  
Harold Baines 169 Chicago White Sox 15
Tony Bernazard 169 Cleveland Indians  
Alfredo Griffin 169 Oakland Athletics  
Bill Buckner 168 Boston Red Sox 18
Brook Jacoby 168 Cleveland Indians  
Carney Lansford 168 Oakland Athletics  
Phil Bradley 163 Seattle Mariners 21
Brett Butler 163 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Presley 163 Seattle Mariners  
Robin Yount 163 Milwaukee Brewers  
Rickey Henderson 160 New York Yankees 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.

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?

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.