1944 Hits Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Hits	Team	Rank
Phil Cavarretta	197	Chicago Cubs	1
Stan Musial	197	St. Louis Cardinals
Tommy Holmes	195	Boston Braves	3
Dixie Walker	191	Brooklyn Dodgers	4
Jim Russell	181	Pittsburgh Pirates	5
Johnny Hopp	177	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Frank McCormick	177	Cincinnati Reds
Ray Sanders	177	St. Louis Cardinals
Augie Galan	174	Brooklyn Dodgers	9
Babe Dahlgren	173	Pittsburgh Pirates	10
Don Johnson	169	Chicago Cubs	11
Tony Lupien	169	Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Nicholson	167	Chicago Cubs	13
Buster Adams	165	Philadelphia Phillies	14
Joe Medwick	165	New York Giants
Ron Northey	164	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Bob Elliott	160	Pittsburgh Pirates	17
Ray Mueller	159	Cincinnati Reds	18
Woody Williams	157	Cincinnati Reds	19
Johnny Barrett	153	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Whitey Kurowski	150	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Pete Coscarart	146	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
Buddy Kerr	146	New York Giants
Eric Tipton	144	Cincinnati Reds	24
Johnny Rucker	143	New York Giants	25
Name	Hits	Team	Rank

	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.