Hits : 1955 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)
 

1955 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ted Kluszewski 192 Cincinnati Redlegs 1
Hank Aaron 189 Milwaukee Braves 2
Gus Bell 188 Cincinnati Redlegs 3
Wally Post 186 Cincinnati Redlegs 4
Willie Mays 185 New York Giants 5
Don Mueller 185 New York Giants  
Richie Ashburn 180 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Stan Musial 179 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Johnny Logan 177 Milwaukee Braves 9
Ernie Banks 176 Chicago Cubs 10
Bill Bruton 175 Milwaukee Braves 11
Wally Moon 175 St. Louis Cardinals  
Del Ennis 167 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Duke Snider 166 Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Johnny Temple 165 Cincinnati Redlegs 15
Carl Furillo 164 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Gene Baker 163 Chicago Cubs 17
Gil Hodges 158 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Whitey Lockman 157 New York Giants 19
Pee Wee Reese 156 Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Dee Fondy 152 Chicago Cubs 21
Bill Virdon 150 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Red Schoendienst 148 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Eddie Mathews 144 Milwaukee Braves 24
Roy Campanella 142 Brooklyn Dodgers 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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.