Hits : 1890 National 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1890 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jack Glasscock 172 New York Giants 1
Sam Thompson 172 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Tiernan 168 New York Giants 3
Cliff Carroll 166 Chicago Colts 4
John Reilly 166 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Hamilton 161 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Tommy Tucker 159 Boston Beaneaters 7
Walt Wilmot 159 Chicago Colts  
Cap Anson 157 Chicago Colts 9
Lefty Marr 157 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed McKean 157 Cleveland Spiders  
Jimmy Cooney 156 Chicago Colts 12
Dave Foutz 154 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 13
Steve Brodie 152 Boston Beaneaters 14
Joe Knight 150 Cincinnati Reds 15
Doggie Miller 150 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
George Pinkney 150 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Tom Burns 149 Chicago Colts 18
Marty Sullivan 144 Boston Beaneaters 19
Hub Collins 142 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 20
Bug Holliday 140 Cincinnati Reds 21
Eddie Burke 139 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
George Davis 139 Cleveland Spiders  
Bid McPhee 135 Cincinnati Reds 24
Al Myers 135 Philadelphia Phillies  



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?

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.