Hits : 1911 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1911 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Doc Miller 192 Boston Rustlers 1
Dick Hoblitzel 180 Cincinnati Reds 2
Jake Daubert 176 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Wildfire Schulte 173 Chicago Cubs 4
Fred Luderus 166 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Bob Bescher 165 Cincinnati Reds 6
Ed Konetchy 165 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Sweeney 164 Boston Rustlers 8
Heinie Zimmerman 164 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Doyle 163 New York Giants 10
Chief Wilson 163 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Evans 161 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Josh DeVore 158 New York Giants 13
Honus Wagner 158 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Buck Herzog 157 Boston Rustlers 15
New York Giants  
Fred Snodgrass 157 New York Giants  
Bobby Byrne 155 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Hans Lobert 154 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Mike Mitchell 154 Cincinnati Reds  
Fred Merkle 153 New York Giants 20
Dode Paskert 153 Philadelphia Phillies  
Zack Wheat 153 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Bates 151 Cincinnati Reds 23
Jimmy Sheckard 149 Chicago Cubs 24
Joe Tinker 149 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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?