Hits : 1965 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1965 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pete Rose 209 Cincinnati Reds 1
Vada Pinson 204 Cincinnati Reds 2
Billy Williams 203 Chicago Cubs 3
Roberto Clemente 194 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Curt Flood 191 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Dick Allen 187 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Maury Wills 186 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Donn Clendenon 184 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Lou Brock 182 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Hank Aaron 181 Milwaukee Braves 10
Jim Ray Hart 177 San Francisco Giants 11
Deron Johnson 177 Cincinnati Reds  
Willie Mays 177 San Francisco Giants  
Ron Santo 173 Chicago Cubs 14
Frank Robinson 172 Cincinnati Reds 15
Tommy Harper 166 Cincinnati Reds 16
Felipe Alou 165 Milwaukee Braves 17
Joe Morgan 163 Houston Astros 18
Jesus Alou 162 San Francisco Giants 19
Ernie Banks 162 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Callison 162 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Bailey 160 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Leo Cardenas 160 Cincinnati Reds  
Cookie Rojas 158 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Bill White 157 St. Louis Cardinals 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.

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).