Hits : 1934 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
 

1934 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Paul Waner 217 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Bill Terry 213 New York Giants 2
Ripper Collins 200 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Joe Medwick 198 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Ethan Allen 192 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Jo-Jo Moore 192 New York Giants  
Mel Ott 190 New York Giants 7
Kiki Cuyler 189 Chicago Cubs 8
Dick Bartell 187 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Arky Vaughan 186 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Jack Rothrock 184 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Wally Berger 183 Boston Braves 12
Sam Leslie 181 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Billy Urbanski 177 Boston Braves 14
Lloyd Waner 173 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Mark Koenig 172 Cincinnati Reds 16
Frankie Frisch 168 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Johnny Moore 165 Cincinnati Reds 18
Philadelphia Phillies  
Gus Suhr 162 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Jim Bottomley 158 Cincinnati Reds 20
Gordon Slade 158 Cincinnati Reds  
Chick Hafey 157 Cincinnati Reds 22
Buck Jordan 152 Boston Braves 23
Hal Lee 152 Boston Braves  
Lou Chiozza 147 Philadelphia Phillies 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?

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.