Hits : 1995 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)
 

1995 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lance Johnson 186 Chicago White Sox 1
Edgar Martinez 182 Seattle Mariners 2
Chuck Knoblauch 179 Minnesota Twins 3
Tim Salmon 177 California Angels 4
Carlos Baerga 175 Cleveland Indians 5
Otis Nixon 174 Texas Rangers 6
Albert Belle 173 Cleveland Indians 7
Bernie Williams 173 New York Yankees  
Rafael Palmeiro 172 Baltimore Orioles 9
Kirby Puckett 169 Minnesota Twins 10
Mo Vaughn 165 Boston Red Sox 11
Jim Edmonds 162 California Angels 12
Chad Curtis 157 Detroit Tigers 13
J.T. Snow 157 California Angels  
Travis Fryman 156 Detroit Tigers 15
Roberto Alomar 155 Toronto Blue Jays 16
John Valentin 155 Boston Red Sox  
Kevin Seitzer 153 Milwaukee Brewers 18
Geronimo Berroa 152 Oakland Athletics 19
Tino Martinez 152 Seattle Mariners  
Frank Thomas 152 Chicago White Sox  
Wade Boggs 149 New York Yankees 22
Kenny Lofton 149 Cleveland Indians  
Manny Ramirez 149 Cleveland Indians  
Ivan Rodriguez 149 Texas Rangers  



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).

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?