Hits : 1998 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)
 

1998 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dante Bichette 219 Colorado Rockies 1
Craig Biggio 210 Houston Astros 2
Vinny Castilla 206 Colorado Rockies 3
Vladimir Guerrero 202 Montreal Expos 4
Derek Bell 198 Houston Astros 5
Sammy Sosa 198 Chicago Cubs  
Fernando Vina 198 Milwaukee Brewers  
John Olerud 197 New York Mets 8
Jeff Cirillo 194 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Doug Glanville 189 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Chipper Jones 188 Atlanta Braves 11
Tony Womack 185 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Mark Grace 184 Chicago Cubs 13
Mike Piazza 184 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Florida Marlins  
New York Mets  
Moises Alou 182 Houston Astros 15
Brian Jordan 178 St. Louis Cardinals 16
Neifi Perez 177 Colorado Rockies 17
Jason Kendall 175 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Scott Rolen 174 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Darryl Hamilton 173 San Francisco Giants 20
Colorado Rockies  
Mickey Morandini 172 Chicago Cubs 21
Andres Galarraga 169 Atlanta Braves 22
Barry Bonds 167 San Francisco Giants 23
Todd Helton 167 Colorado Rockies  
Cliff Floyd 166 Florida Marlins 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.

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?

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).