Hits : 1890 American Association 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)
 

1890 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Jimmy Wolf 197 Louisville Colonels 1
Tommy McCarthy 192 St. Louis Browns 2
Spud Johnson 186 Columbus Colts 3
Cupid Childs 170 Syracuse Stars 4
Harry Taylor 169 Louisville Colonels 5
Farmer Weaver 161 Louisville Colonels 6
Harry Lyons 152 Rochester Rochesters 7
Ed Swartwood 151 Toledo Maumees 8
Jack O'Connor 148 Columbus Colts 9
John Sneed 147 Toledo Maumees 10
Columbus Colts  
Perry Werden 147 Toledo Maumees  
Shorty Fuller 146 St. Louis Browns 12
Hank Simon 143 Brooklyn Gladiators 13
Syracuse Stars  
Mox McQuery 142 Syracuse Stars 14
Charlie Reilly 141 Columbus Colts 15
Parson Nicholson 140 Toledo Maumees 16
Jimmy Knowles 138 Rochester Rochesters 17
Billy Alvord 135 Toledo Maumees 18
Harry Raymond 135 Louisville Colonels  
Charlie Hamburg 132 Louisville Colonels 20
Bones Ely 130 Syracuse Stars 21
Bill Van Dyke 129 Toledo Maumees 22
Blondie Purcell 128 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Tim Shinnick 126 Louisville Colonels 24
Sandy Griffin 125 Rochester Rochesters 25



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