Hits : 1892 National League Top 25

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"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1892 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers 197 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1
Sam Thompson 186 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Hugh Duffy 184 Boston Beaneaters 3
Billy Hamilton 183 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Herman Long 181 Boston Beaneaters 5
George Van Haltren 179 Baltimore Orioles 6
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cupid Childs 177 Cleveland Spiders 7
Bug Holliday 176 Cincinnati Reds 8
Oyster Burns 171 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 9
Bill Hallman 171 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Dahlen 169 Chicago Colts 11
Jesse Burkett 167 Cleveland Spiders 12
Roger Connor 166 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Dummy Hoy 166 Washington Senators  
John Ward 163 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 15
Doggie Miller 158 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Bid McPhee 157 Cincinnati Reds 17
Jake Virtue 157 Cleveland Spiders  
Billy Shindle 156 Baltimore Orioles 19
Perry Werden 154 St. Louis Browns 20
Lou Bierbauer 153 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Patsy Donovan 153 Washington Senators  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tommy Tucker 153 Boston Beaneaters  
Cap Anson 152 Chicago Colts 24
Steve Brodie 152 St. Louis Browns  



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).

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

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.