Hits : 1913 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1913 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Joe Jackson 197 Cleveland Naps 1
Sam Crawford 193 Detroit Tigers 2
Frank Baker 190 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Tris Speaker 189 Boston Red Sox 4
Eddie Collins 184 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Stuffy McInnis 176 Philadelphia Athletics 6
Chick Gandil 175 Washington Senators 7
Del Pratt 175 St. Louis Browns  
Clyde Milan 174 Washington Senators 9
Harry Hooper 169 Boston Red Sox 10
Ty Cobb 167 Detroit Tigers 11
Duffy Lewis 164 Boston Red Sox 12
Burt Shotton 163 St. Louis Browns 13
Nap Lajoie 156 Cleveland Naps 14
Rube Oldring 152 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Donie Bush 150 Detroit Tigers 16
Eddie Murphy 150 Philadelphia Athletics  
Gus Williams 147 St. Louis Browns 18
Birdie Cree 145 New York Yankees 19
Buck Weaver 145 Chicago White Sox  
Clyde Engle 144 Boston Red Sox 21
Harry Lord 144 Chicago White Sox  
Hal Chase 141 New York Yankees 23
Chicago White Sox  
Danny Moeller 139 Washington Senators 24
Jack Graney 138 Cleveland Naps 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).

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.