Top 25 Hits in 1987 in the American League

Hits : 1987 American League Top 25

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"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)

1987 Hits Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Hits Team Rank

Kirby Puckett 207 Minnesota Twins 1

Kevin Seitzer 207 Kansas City Royals

Alan Trammell 205 Detroit Tigers 3

Wade Boggs 200 Boston Red Sox 4

Robin Yount 198 Milwaukee Brewers 5

George Bell 188 Toronto Blue Jays 6

Tony Fernandez 186 Toronto Blue Jays 7

Don Mattingly 186 New York Yankees

Danny Tartabull 180 Kansas City Royals 9

Phil Bradley 179 Seattle Mariners 10

Alvin Davis 171 Seattle Mariners 11

Eddie Murray 171 Baltimore Orioles

Pat Tabler 170 Cleveland Indians 13

Willie Wilson 170 Kansas City Royals

Scott Fletcher 169 Texas Rangers 15

Ruben Sierra 169 Texas Rangers

Devon White 168 California Angels 17

Lloyd Moseby 167 Toronto Blue Jays 18

Dwight Evans 165 Boston Red Sox 19

Marty Barrett 164 Boston Red Sox 20

Paul Molitor 164 Milwaukee Brewers

Pete O'Brien 163 Texas Rangers 22

Jose Canseco 162 Oakland Athletics 23

Brook Jacoby 162 Cleveland Indians

Wally Joyner 161 California Angels 25

Name Hits Team Rank

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?

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.

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.

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