Hits : 1948 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1948 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 230 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Tommy Holmes 190 Boston Braves 2
Stan Rojek 186 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Enos Slaughter 176 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Al Dark 175 Boston Braves 5
Del Ennis 171 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Andy Pafko 171 Chicago Cubs  
Jackie Robinson 170 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Whitey Lockman 167 New York Giants 9
Eddie Waitkus 166 Chicago Cubs 10
Johnny Mize 162 New York Giants 11
Sid Gordon 156 New York Giants 12
Pee Wee Reese 155 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Richie Ashburn 154 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Bob Elliott 153 Boston Braves 15
Danny Murtaugh 149 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Ralph Kiner 147 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Willard Marshall 146 New York Giants 18
Marty Marion 143 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Johnny Wyrostek 140 Cincinnati Reds 20
Hank Sauer 138 Cincinnati Reds 21
Hal Jeffcoat 132 Chicago Cubs 22
Bill Nicholson 129 Chicago Cubs 23
Dixie Walker 129 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Peanuts Lowrey 128 Chicago Cubs 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?

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.

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.