Hits : 1895 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1895 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jesse Burkett 225 Cleveland Spiders 1
Willie Keeler 213 Baltimore Orioles 2
Sam Thompson 211 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Hughie Jennings 204 Baltimore Orioles 4
Billy Hamilton 201 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Bill Everitt 197 Chicago Colts 6
Ed Delahanty 194 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ed McKean 193 Cleveland Spiders 8
Jake Stenzel 192 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Fred Clarke 191 Louisville Colonels 10
Duff Cooley 191 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Kelley 189 Baltimore Orioles 12
Hugh Duffy 187 Boston Beaneaters 13
Bill Lange 186 Chicago Colts 14
Steve Brodie 184 Baltimore Orioles 15
Deacon McGuire 179 Washington Senators 16
Dusty Miller 177 Cincinnati Reds 17
George Van Haltren 177 New York Giants  
Jake Beckley 174 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Mike Griffin 173 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 20
Jimmy Bannon 171 Boston Beaneaters 21
Bill Hallman 169 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Herman Long 169 Boston Beaneaters  
Joe Quinn 169 St. Louis Browns  
Candy LaChance 167 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 25



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?

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.