Hits : 1991 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1991 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Paul Molitor 216 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Cal Ripken, Jr. 210 Baltimore Orioles 2
Rafael Palmeiro 203 Texas Rangers 3
Ruben Sierra 203 Texas Rangers  
Julio Franco 201 Texas Rangers 5
Steve Sax 198 New York Yankees 6
Kirby Puckett 195 Minnesota Twins 7
Roberto Alomar 188 Toronto Blue Jays 8
Wade Boggs 181 Boston Red Sox 9
Devon White 181 Toronto Blue Jays  
Ken Griffey, Jr. 179 Seattle Mariners 11
Luis Polonia 179 California Angels  
Frank Thomas 178 Chicago White Sox 13
Jody Reed 175 Boston Red Sox 14
Joe Carter 174 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Robin Ventura 172 Chicago White Sox 16
Carlos Baerga 171 Cleveland Indians 17
Don Mattingly 169 New York Yankees 18
Edgar Martinez 167 Seattle Mariners 19
Wally Joyner 166 California Angels 20
Brian McRae 164 Kansas City Royals 21
Cecil Fielder 163 Detroit Tigers 22
Mike Greenwell 163 Boston Red Sox  
Tim Raines 163 Chicago White Sox  
Lance Johnson 161 Chicago White Sox 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.

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?