Hits : 1992 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1992 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Kirby Puckett 210 Minnesota Twins 1
Carlos Baerga 205 Cleveland Indians 2
Paul Molitor 195 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Shane Mack 189 Minnesota Twins 4
Frank Thomas 185 Chicago White Sox 5
Don Mattingly 184 New York Yankees 6
Edgar Martinez 181 Seattle Mariners 7
Mike Devereaux 180 Baltimore Orioles 8
Chuck Knoblauch 178 Minnesota Twins 9
Roberto Alomar 177 Toronto Blue Jays 10
Travis Fryman 175 Detroit Tigers 11
Ken Griffey, Jr. 174 Seattle Mariners 12
Gregg Jefferies 172 Kansas City Royals 13
Brady Anderson 169 Baltimore Orioles 14
George Brett 169 Kansas City Royals  
Dave Winfield 169 Toronto Blue Jays  
Pat Listach 168 Milwaukee Brewers 17
Tony Phillips 167 Detroit Tigers 18
Ruben Sierra 167 Texas Rangers  
Oakland Athletics  
Robin Ventura 167 Chicago White Sox  
Luis Polonia 165 California Angels 21
Joe Carter 164 Toronto Blue Jays 22
Kenny Lofton 164 Cleveland Indians  
Mel Hall 163 New York Yankees 24
Rafael Palmeiro 163 Texas Rangers  



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).

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.