Hits : 1964 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)
 

1964 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roberto Clemente 211 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Curt Flood 211 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dick Allen 201 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Billy Williams 201 Chicago Cubs  
Lou Brock 200 Chicago Cubs 5
St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Torre 193 Milwaukee Braves 6
Bill White 191 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Hank Aaron 187 Milwaukee Braves 8
Dick Groat 186 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Ken Boyer 185 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Ron Santo 185 Chicago Cubs  
Willie Davis 180 Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Johnny Callison 179 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Lee Maye 179 Milwaukee Braves  
Frank Robinson 174 Cincinnati Reds 15
Maury Wills 173 Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Willie Mays 171 San Francisco Giants 17
Vada Pinson 166 Cincinnati Reds 18
Joe Christopher 163 New York Mets 19
Tommy Davis 163 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Ray Hart 162 San Francisco Giants 21
Orlando Cepeda 161 San Francisco Giants 22
Bill Mazeroski 161 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ernie Banks 156 Chicago Cubs 24
Bob Aspromonte 155 Houston Colt .45s 25



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

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.