Top 25 Hits in 2001 in the American League

Hits : 2001 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:

"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)

2001 Hits Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Hits Team Rank

Ichiro Suzuki 242 Seattle Mariners 1

Bret Boone 206 Seattle Mariners 2

Shannon Stewart 202 Toronto Blue Jays 3

Alex Rodriguez 201 Texas Rangers 4

Garret Anderson 194 Anaheim Angels 5

Roberto Alomar 193 Cleveland Indians 6

Derek Jeter 191 New York Yankees 7

Carlos Beltran 189 Kansas City Royals 8

Magglio Ordonez 181 Chicago White Sox 9

Jason Giambi 178 Oakland Athletics 10

Terrence Long 178 Oakland Athletics

Juan Gonzalez 173 Cleveland Indians 12

John Olerud 173 Seattle Mariners

Mike Sweeney 170 Kansas City Royals 14

Jermaine Dye 169 Kansas City Royals 15

Oakland Athletics

David Eckstein 166 Anaheim Angels 16

Doug Mientkiewicz 166 Minnesota Twins

Miguel Tejada 166 Oakland Athletics

Bernie Williams 166 New York Yankees

Johnny Damon 165 Oakland Athletics 20

Tino Martinez 165 New York Yankees

Paul Konerko 164 Chicago White Sox 22

Rafael Palmeiro 164 Texas Rangers

Jeff Conine 163 Baltimore Orioles 24

Ray Durham 163 Chicago White Sox

Name Hits Team Rank

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?

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.

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.

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