Hits : 1891 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1891 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Billy Hamilton 179 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Ed McKean 170 Cleveland Spiders 2
Mike Tiernan 166 New York Giants 3
George Davis 165 Cleveland Spiders 4
Jim O'Rourke 164 New York Giants 5
Herman Long 163 Boston Beaneaters 6
Sam Thompson 163 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jake Beckley 162 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Cap Anson 157 Chicago Colts 9
Doggie Miller 156 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Cupid Childs 155 Cleveland Spiders 11
Harry Stovey 152 Boston Beaneaters 12
George Gore 150 New York Giants 13
Billy Nash 148 Boston Beaneaters 14
Tommy Tucker 148 Boston Beaneaters  
Arlie Latham 145 Cincinnati Reds 16
Bid McPhee 144 Cincinnati Reds 17
Bill Dahlen 143 Chicago Colts 18
Bug Holliday 141 Cincinnati Reds 19
Jimmy Ryan 140 Chicago Colts 20
Roger Connor 139 New York Giants 21
Mike Griffin 139 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Danny Richardson 139 New York Giants  
George Pinkney 137 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Walt Wilmot 137 Chicago Colts  



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).

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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.