Top 25 Hits in 1974 in the American League

Hits : 1974 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1974 Hits Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Hits Team Rank

Rod Carew 218 Minnesota Twins 1

Tommy Davis 181 Baltimore Orioles 2

Don Money 178 Milwaukee Brewers 3

Ken Henderson 176 Chicago White Sox 4

Joe Rudi 174 Oakland Athletics 5

George Scott 170 Milwaukee Brewers 6

Jeff Burroughs 167 Texas Rangers 7

Hal McRae 167 Kansas City Royals

Bobby Murcer 166 New York Yankees 9

Jorge Orta 166 Chicago White Sox

Cesar Tovar 164 Texas Rangers 11

Brooks Robinson 159 Baltimore Orioles 12

Lou Piniella 158 New York Yankees 13

Amos Otis 157 Kansas City Royals 14

Len Randle 157 Texas Rangers

Gary Sutherland 157 Detroit Tigers

Carl Yastrzemski 155 Boston Red Sox 17

Charlie Spikes 154 Cleveland Indians 18

Bert Campaneris 153 Oakland Athletics 19

Bobby Grich 153 Baltimore Orioles

Bobby Darwin 152 Minnesota Twins 21

Toby Harrah 149 Texas Rangers 22

Cookie Rojas 147 Kansas City Royals 23

Larry Hisle 146 Minnesota Twins 24

Reggie Jackson 146 Oakland Athletics

Name Hits Team Rank

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).

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.

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?

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