Hits : 1989 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1989 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tony Gwynn 203 San Diego Padres 1
Will Clark 196 San Francisco Giants 2
Roberto Alomar 184 San Diego Padres 3
Pedro Guerrero 177 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Ryne Sandberg 176 Chicago Cubs 5
Bobby Bonilla 173 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Brett Butler 168 San Francisco Giants 7
Howard Johnson 164 New York Mets 8
Jose Oquendo 162 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Terry Pendleton 162 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ozzie Smith 162 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tom Herr 161 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Mark Grace 160 Chicago Cubs 13
Tim Wallach 159 Montreal Expos 14
Kevin Mitchell 158 San Francisco Giants 15
Milt Thompson 158 St. Louis Cardinals  
Glenn Davis 156 Houston Astros 17
Willie Randolph 155 Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Todd Benzinger 154 Cincinnati Reds 19
Lonnie Smith 152 Atlanta Braves 20
Ken Caminiti 149 Houston Astros 21
Ricky Jordan 149 Philadelphia Phillies  
Kevin McReynolds 148 New York Mets 23
Tim Raines 148 Montreal Expos  
Andres Galarraga 147 Montreal Expos 25



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.

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).

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.