Hits : 1975 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)
 

1975 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dave Cash 213 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Steve Garvey 210 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Pete Rose 210 Cincinnati Reds  
Ted Simmons 193 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Felix Millan 191 New York Mets 5
Jose Cardenal 182 Chicago Cubs 6
Bill Madlock 182 Chicago Cubs  
Willie Montanez 182 Philadelphia Phillies  
San Francisco Giants  
Greg Luzinski 179 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Larry Bowa 178 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Al Oliver 176 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Rennie Stennett 176 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ralph Garr 174 Atlanta Braves 13
Dave Parker 172 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Lou Brock 163 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Joe Morgan 163 Cincinnati Reds  
Davey Lopes 162 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Rusty Staub 162 New York Mets  
Von Joshua 161 San Francisco Giants 19
Ron Cey 160 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Ken Reitz 159 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Tito Fuentes 158 San Diego Padres 22
Manny Sanguillen 158 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bobby Murcer 157 San Francisco Giants 24
Bob Watson 157 Houston Astros  



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.

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).

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?