Hits : 1920 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)
 

1920 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby 218 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Milt Stock 204 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Ross Youngs 204 New York Giants  
Edd Roush 196 Cincinnati Reds 4
Cy Williams 192 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Zack Wheat 191 Brooklyn Robins 6
Jimmy Johnston 185 Brooklyn Robins 7
Dave Bancroft 183 Philadelphia Phillies 8
New York Giants  
George Burns 181 New York Giants 9
Hy Myers 177 Brooklyn Robins 10
Pat Duncan 170 Cincinnati Reds 11
Jake Daubert 168 Cincinnati Reds 12
Heinie Groh 164 Cincinnati Reds 13
Jack Fournier 162 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Walter Holke 162 Boston Braves  
Ivy Olson 162 Brooklyn Robins  
Gene Paulette 162 Philadelphia Phillies  
Irish Meusel 160 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Max Flack 157 Chicago Cubs 19
George Kelly 157 New York Giants  
Tony Boeckel 156 Boston Braves 21
Art Fletcher 156 New York Giants  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Southworth 155 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Carson Bigbee 154 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Ed Konetchy 153 Brooklyn Robins 25



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.

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

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.