Hits : 1880 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1880 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Abner Dalrymple 126 Chicago White Stockings 1
Cap Anson 120 Chicago White Stockings 2
George Gore 116 Chicago White Stockings 3
Paul Hines 115 Providence Grays 4
Roger Connor 113 Troy Trojans 5
Tom Burns 103 Chicago White Stockings 6
Fred Dunlap 103 Cleveland Blues  
King Kelly 100 Chicago White Stockings 8
Jim O'Rourke 100 Boston Red Caps  
Curry Foley 97 Boston Red Caps 10
Joe Start 96 Providence Grays 11
Bill Crowley 95 Buffalo Bisons 12
Blondie Purcell 95 Cincinnati Reds  
Harry Stovey 94 Worcester Ruby Legs 14
Jack Farrell 92 Providence Grays 15
John Clapp 91 Cincinnati Reds 16
Joe Hornung 91 Buffalo Bisons  
Arthur Irwin 91 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Jack Burdock 90 Boston Red Caps 19
Emil Gross 90 Providence Grays  
Orator Shafer 90 Cleveland Blues  
John Cassidy 89 Troy Trojans 22
Hardy Richardson 89 Buffalo Bisons  
Bob Ferguson 87 Troy Trojans 24
John O'Rourke 86 Boston Red Caps 25



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).