Hits : 1960 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)
 

1960 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Minnie Minoso 184 Chicago White Sox 1
Nellie Fox 175 Chicago White Sox 2
Brooks Robinson 175 Baltimore Orioles  
Pete Runnels 169 Boston Red Sox 4
Al Smith 169 Chicago White Sox  
Vic Power 167 Cleveland Indians 6
Luis Aparicio 166 Chicago White Sox 7
Bill Skowron 166 New York Yankees  
Frank Malzone 161 Boston Red Sox 9
Tito Francona 159 Cleveland Indians 10
Jerry Lumpe 156 Kansas City Athletics 11
Tony Kubek 155 New York Yankees 12
Al Kaline 153 Detroit Tigers 13
Billy Gardner 152 Washington Senators 14
Marv Breeding 147 Baltimore Orioles 15
Harvey Kuenn 146 Cleveland Indians 16
Mickey Mantle 145 New York Yankees 17
Norm Siebern 145 Kansas City Athletics  
Bill Tuttle 143 Kansas City Athletics 19
Jim Lemon 142 Washington Senators 20
Roger Maris 141 New York Yankees 21
Rocky Colavito 138 Detroit Tigers 22
Jimmy Piersall 137 Cleveland Indians 23
Frank Bolling 136 Detroit Tigers 24
Ron Hansen 135 Baltimore Orioles 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 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.