Hits : 1908 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1908 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Honus Wagner 201 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Mike Donlin 198 New York Giants 2
Hans Lobert 167 Cincinnati Reds 3
Red Murray 167 St. Louis Cardinals  
Kitty Bransfield 160 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Cy Seymour 157 New York Giants 6
John Titus 154 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Tommy Leach 151 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Fred Tenney 149 New York Giants 9
Fred Osborn 148 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Fred Clarke 146 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Eddie Grant 146 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Tinker 146 Chicago Cubs  
Sherry Magee 144 Philadelphia Phillies 14
John Hummel 143 Brooklyn Superbas 15
Art Devlin 135 New York Giants 16
Ed Konetchy 135 St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Bridwell 133 New York Giants 18
Harry Steinfeldt 130 Chicago Cubs 19
Ginger Beaumont 127 Boston Doves 20
Roger Bresnahan 127 New York Giants  
Joe Delahanty 127 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tim Jordan 127 Brooklyn Superbas  
Ed Abbaticchio 125 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Bill Dahlen 125 Boston Doves  



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

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.