Hits : 1957 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1957 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nellie Fox 196 Chicago White Sox 1
Frank Malzone 185 Boston Red Sox 2
Minnie Minoso 176 Chicago White Sox 3
Harvey Kuenn 173 Detroit Tigers 4
Mickey Mantle 173 New York Yankees  
Roy Sievers 172 Washington Senators 6
Al Kaline 170 Detroit Tigers 7
Billy Gardner 169 Baltimore Orioles 8
Ted Williams 163 Boston Red Sox 9
Jimmy Piersall 159 Boston Red Sox 10
Gil McDougald 156 New York Yankees 11
Bob Boyd 154 Baltimore Orioles 12
Jackie Jensen 153 Boston Red Sox 13
Frank Bolling 149 Detroit Tigers 14
Luis Aparicio 148 Chicago White Sox 15
Jim Lemon 147 Washington Senators 16
Vic Wertz 145 Cleveland Indians 17
Bill Skowron 139 New York Yankees 18
Gene Woodling 138 Cleveland Indians 19
Charlie Maxwell 136 Detroit Tigers 20
Tony Kubek 128 New York Yankees 21
Ray Boone 126 Detroit Tigers 22
Al Smith 125 Cleveland Indians 23
Bobby Avila 124 Cleveland Indians 24
Hank Bauer 124 New York Yankees  



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.

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?