Hits : 1891 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1891 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Billy Hamilton 179 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Ed McKean 170 Cleveland Spiders 2
Mike Tiernan 166 New York Giants 3
George Davis 165 Cleveland Spiders 4
Jim O'Rourke 164 New York Giants 5
Herman Long 163 Boston Beaneaters 6
Sam Thompson 163 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jake Beckley 162 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Cap Anson 157 Chicago Colts 9
Doggie Miller 156 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Cupid Childs 155 Cleveland Spiders 11
Harry Stovey 152 Boston Beaneaters 12
George Gore 150 New York Giants 13
Billy Nash 148 Boston Beaneaters 14
Tommy Tucker 148 Boston Beaneaters  
Arlie Latham 145 Cincinnati Reds 16
Bid McPhee 144 Cincinnati Reds 17
Bill Dahlen 143 Chicago Colts 18
Bug Holliday 141 Cincinnati Reds 19
Jimmy Ryan 140 Chicago Colts 20
Roger Connor 139 New York Giants 21
Mike Griffin 139 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Danny Richardson 139 New York Giants  
George Pinkney 137 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 24
Walt Wilmot 137 Chicago Colts  



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.

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).