Hits : 1924 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)
 

1924 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby 227 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Zack Wheat 212 Brooklyn Robins 2
Frankie Frisch 198 New York Giants 3
Andy High 191 Brooklyn Robins 4
Jack Fournier 188 Brooklyn Robins 5
Ross Youngs 187 New York Giants 6
George Kelly 185 New York Giants 7
Cy Williams 183 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Travis Jackson 180 New York Giants 9
Max Carey 178 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Glenn Wright 177 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Irish Meusel 170 New York Giants 12
Walter Holke 169 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Stuffy McInnis 169 Boston Braves  
Edd Roush 168 Cincinnati Reds 15
Jim Bottomley 167 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Kiki Cuyler 165 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Pie Traynor 160 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Rabbit Maranville 158 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Heinie Groh 157 New York Giants 20
Charlie Grimm 156 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Babe Pinelli 156 Cincinnati Reds  
Jigger Statz 152 Chicago Cubs 23
George Grantham 148 Chicago Cubs 24
Hod Ford 144 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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 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?