Hits : 1941 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)
 

1941 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Hack 186 Chicago Cubs 1
Pete Reiser 184 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Danny Litwhiler 180 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Johnny Rucker 179 New York Giants 4
Joe Medwick 171 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Jimmy Brown 168 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Nick Etten 168 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dixie Walker 165 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Billy Herman 163 Chicago Cubs 9
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Frank McCormick 162 Cincinnati Reds 10
Creepy Crespi 156 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Babe Young 152 New York Giants 12
Dolph Camilli 151 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Elbie Fletcher 150 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Johnny Mize 150 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mel Ott 150 New York Giants  
Terry Moore 145 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Bob Elliott 144 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Johnny Cooney 141 Boston Braves 19
Vince DiMaggio 141 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bobby Bragan 140 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Babe Dahlgren 140 Boston Braves  
Chicago Cubs  
Eddie Miller 140 Boston Braves  
Sibby Sisti 140 Boston Braves  
Lonny Frey 138 Cincinnati Reds 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 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.