Hits : 1911 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1911 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb 248 Detroit Tigers 1
Joe Jackson 233 Cleveland Naps 2
Sam Crawford 217 Detroit Tigers 3
Frank Baker 198 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Clyde Milan 194 Washington Senators 5
Jim Delahanty 184 Detroit Tigers 6
Matty McIntyre 184 Chicago White Sox  
Birdie Cree 181 New York Highlanders 8
Eddie Collins 180 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Harry Lord 180 Chicago White Sox  
Bris Lord 178 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Danny Murphy 167 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Tris Speaker 167 Boston Red Sox  
Hal Chase 166 New York Highlanders 14
Harry Hooper 163 Boston Red Sox 15
Ping Bodie 159 Chicago White Sox 16
Frank LaPorte 159 St. Louis Browns  
Roy Hartzell 156 New York Highlanders 18
Stuffy McInnis 150 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Rube Oldring 147 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Germany Schaefer 147 Washington Senators  
Burt Shotton 146 St. Louis Browns 22
Duffy Lewis 144 Boston Red Sox 23
Jack Graney 142 Cleveland Naps 24
Ivy Olson 142 Cleveland Naps  



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.