Hits : 1957 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1957 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Red Schoendienst 200 New York Giants 1
Milwaukee Braves  
Hank Aaron 198 Milwaukee Braves 2
Frank Robinson 197 Cincinnati Redlegs 3
Willie Mays 195 New York Giants 4
Richie Ashburn 186 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Don Blasingame 176 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Stan Musial 176 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gil Hodges 173 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Frank Thomas 172 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Ernie Banks 169 Chicago Cubs 10
Al Dark 169 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ed Bouchee 168 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Eddie Mathews 167 Milwaukee Braves 13
Walt Moryn 164 Chicago Cubs 14
Dick Groat 158 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Johnny Temple 158 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Gino Cimoli 156 Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Don Hoak 155 Cincinnati Redlegs 18
Jim Gilliam 154 Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Wally Moon 152 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Gus Bell 149 Cincinnati Redlegs 21
Bill Mazeroski 149 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ken Boyer 144 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Bill Virdon 141 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Del Ennis 140 St. Louis Cardinals 25



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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.