Hits : 1920 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:

"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
 

1920 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Sisler 257 St. Louis Browns 1
Eddie Collins 224 Chicago White Sox 2
Joe Jackson 218 Chicago White Sox 3
Baby Doll Jacobson 216 St. Louis Browns 4
Tris Speaker 214 Cleveland Indians 5
Sam Rice 211 Washington Senators 6
Buck Weaver 208 Chicago White Sox 7
Jack Tobin 202 St. Louis Browns 8
Happy Felsch 188 Chicago White Sox 9
Bobby Veach 188 Detroit Tigers  
Larry Gardner 185 Cleveland Indians 11
Del Pratt 180 New York Yankees 12
Joe Gedeon 177 St. Louis Browns 13
Ralph Young 173 Detroit Tigers 14
Babe Ruth 172 New York Yankees 15
Wally Pipp 171 New York Yankees 16
Harry Heilmann 168 Detroit Tigers 17
Harry Hooper 167 Boston Red Sox 18
Stuffy McInnis 166 Boston Red Sox 19
Joe Judge 164 Washington Senators 20
Wally Gerber 163 St. Louis Browns 21
Clyde Milan 163 Washington Senators  
Ken Williams 160 St. Louis Browns 23
Joe Dugan 158 Philadelphia Athletics 24
Mike Menosky 158 Boston Red Sox  



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.