Top 25 Hits in 1988 in the National League

Hits : 1988 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman

1988 Hits Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Hits Team Rank

Andres Galarraga 184 Montreal Expos 1

Andre Dawson 179 Chicago Cubs 2

Rafael Palmeiro 178 Chicago Cubs 3

Steve Sax 175 Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Barry Larkin 174 Cincinnati Reds 5

Andy Van Slyke 169 Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Hubie Brooks 164 Montreal Expos 7

Willie McGee 164 St. Louis Cardinals

Gerald Perry 164 Atlanta Braves

Brett Butler 163 San Francisco Giants 10

Tony Gwynn 163 San Diego Padres

Vance Law 163 Chicago Cubs

Ryne Sandberg 163 Chicago Cubs

Will Clark 162 San Francisco Giants 14

Bobby Bonilla 160 Pittsburgh Pirates 15

Vince Coleman 160 St. Louis Cardinals

Jose Lind 160 Pittsburgh Pirates

Kevin McReynolds 159 New York Mets 18

Kirk Gibson 157 Los Angeles Dodgers 19

Rafael Ramirez 156 Houston Astros 20

Ozzie Smith 155 St. Louis Cardinals 21

Juan Samuel 153 Philadelphia Phillies 22

Andres Thomas 153 Atlanta Braves

Barry Bonds 152 Pittsburgh Pirates 24

Glenn Davis 152 Houston Astros

Name Hits Team Rank

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.

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.

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