Hits : 1934 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1934 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Charlie Gehringer 214 Detroit Tigers 1
Lou Gehrig 210 New York Yankees 2
Hal Trosky 206 Cleveland Indians 3
Doc Cramer 202 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Hank Greenberg 201 Detroit Tigers 5
Bill Werber 200 Boston Red Sox 6
Heinie Manush 194 Washington Senators 7
Al Simmons 192 Chicago White Sox 8
Bill Knickerbocker 188 Cleveland Indians 9
Earl Averill 187 Cleveland Indians 10
Goose Goslin 187 Detroit Tigers  
Roy Johnson 182 Boston Red Sox 12
Ben Chapman 181 New York Yankees 13
Jimmie Foxx 180 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Pinky Higgins 179 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Marv Owen 179 Detroit Tigers  
Billy Rogell 175 Detroit Tigers 17
Odell Hale 170 Cleveland Indians 18
Bob Johnson 168 Philadelphia Athletics 19
Eric McNair 168 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ray Pepper 168 St. Louis Browns  
Buddy Myer 160 Washington Senators 22
Jack Burns 157 St. Louis Browns 23
Sam West 157 St. Louis Browns  
Fred Schulte 156 Washington Senators 25



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

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.

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.