Hits : 1942 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)
 

1942 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Enos Slaughter 188 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Bill Nicholson 173 Chicago Cubs 2
Bob Elliott 166 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Stan Hack 166 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Medwick 166 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Mize 165 New York Giants 6
Mel Ott 162 New York Giants 7
Danny Litwhiler 160 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Frank McCormick 156 Cincinnati Reds 9
Jimmy Brown 155 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Tommy Holmes 155 Boston Braves  
Pete Reiser 149 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Nanny Fernandez 147 Boston Braves 13
Stan Musial 147 St. Louis Cardinals  
Elbie Fletcher 146 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Billy Herman 146 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lou Novikoff 145 Chicago Cubs 17
Pee Wee Reese 144 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Mickey Witek 144 New York Giants  
Terry Moore 141 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Bert Haas 140 Cincinnati Reds 21
Lonny Frey 139 Cincinnati Reds 22
Arky Vaughan 137 Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Max Marshall 135 Cincinnati Reds 24
Marty Marion 134 St. Louis Cardinals 25



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.

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.