Hits : 1921 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1921 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby 235 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Frankie Frisch 211 New York Giants 2
Carson Bigbee 204 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Jimmy Johnston 203 Brooklyn Robins 4
Austin McHenry 201 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Irish Meusel 201 Philadelphia Phillies  
New York Giants  
Jack Fournier 197 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Dave Bancroft 193 New York Giants 8
Ray Powell 191 Boston Braves 9
Tony Boeckel 185 Boston Braves 10
Zack Wheat 182 Brooklyn Robins 11
George Burns 181 New York Giants 12
George Kelly 181 New York Giants  
Rabbit Maranville 180 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Milt Stock 180 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cy Williams 180 Philadelphia Phillies  
Sam Bohne 175 Cincinnati Reds 17
Billy Southworth 175 Boston Braves  
Ivy Olson 174 Brooklyn Robins 19
Max Flack 172 Chicago Cubs 20
Ray Grimes 170 Chicago Cubs 21
Walter Barbare 166 Boston Braves 22
Ross Youngs 165 New York Giants 23
Pat Duncan 164 Cincinnati Reds 24
Max Carey 161 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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.

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.