Top 25 Hits in 1986 in the National League

Hits : 1986 National League Top 25

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"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)

1986 Hits Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Hits Team Rank

Tony Gwynn 211 San Diego Padres 1

Steve Sax 210 Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Tim Raines 194 Montreal Expos 3

Von Hayes 186 Philadelphia Phillies 4

Kevin Bass 184 Houston Astros 5

Ryne Sandberg 178 Chicago Cubs 6

Dave Parker 174 Cincinnati Reds 7

Johnny Ray 174 Pittsburgh Pirates

Keith Hernandez 171 New York Mets 9

Mitch Webster 167 Montreal Expos 10

Dale Murphy 163 Atlanta Braves 11

Kevin McReynolds 161 San Diego Padres 12

Mike Schmidt 160 Philadelphia Phillies 13

Keith Moreland 159 Chicago Cubs 14

Buddy Bell 158 Cincinnati Reds 15

Glenn Wilson 158 Philadelphia Phillies

Juan Samuel 157 Philadelphia Phillies 17

Glenn Davis 152 Houston Astros 18

Bill Doran 152 Houston Astros

Robby Thompson 149 San Francisco Giants 20

Jim Morrison 147 Pittsburgh Pirates 21

Tony Pena 147 Pittsburgh Pirates

Chili Davis 146 San Francisco Giants 23

Shawon Dunston 145 Chicago Cubs 24

Ray Knight 145 New York Mets

Name Hits Team Rank

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?

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.

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