1896 Hits Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Hits	Team	Rank
Jesse Burkett	240	Cleveland Spiders	1
Willie Keeler	210	Baltimore Orioles	2
Hughie Jennings	209	Baltimore Orioles	3
Ed Delahanty	198	Philadelphia Phillies	4
George Van Haltren	197	New York Giants	5
Ed McKean	193	Cleveland Spiders	6
Mike Tiernan	192	New York Giants	7
Billy Hamilton	191	Boston Beaneaters	8
Joe Kelley	189	Baltimore Orioles	9
Bill Everitt	184	Chicago Colts	10
Gene DeMontreville	183	Washington Senators	11
Patsy Donovan	183	Pittsburgh Pirates
Eddie Burke	177	Cincinnati Reds	13
Cupid Childs	177	Cleveland Spiders
Elmer Smith	175	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Jake Stenzel	173	Pittsburgh Pirates	16
Herman Long	172	Boston Beaneaters	17
Fred Clarke	168	Louisville Colonels	18
Bill Dahlen	167	Chicago Colts	19
Jack Doyle	165	Baltimore Orioles	20
Kid Gleason	162	New York Giants	21
Dusty Miller	162	Cincinnati Reds
George Davis	158	New York Giants	23
Hugh Duffy	158	Boston Beaneaters
Bill Joyce	158	Washington Senators
		New York Giants
Name	Hits	Team	Rank

	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 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? 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.