Hits : 1912 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1912 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Heinie Zimmerman 207 Chicago Cubs 1
Bill Sweeney 204 Boston Braves 2
Vin Campbell 185 Boston Braves 3
Larry Doyle 184 New York Giants 4
Honus Wagner 181 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Max Carey 177 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Chief Wilson 175 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Jake Daubert 172 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Dode Paskert 170 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Ed Konetchy 169 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Dick Hoblitzel 164 Cincinnati Reds 11
Johnny Evers 163 Chicago Cubs 12
Dots Miller 156 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Mike Mitchell 156 Cincinnati Reds  
Joe Tinker 155 Chicago Cubs 15
John Titus 155 Philadelphia Phillies  
Boston Braves  
Bob Bescher 154 Cincinnati Reds 17
Bobby Byrne 152 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Red Murray 152 New York Giants  
Fred Merkle 148 New York Giants 20
Fred Luderus 147 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Wildfire Schulte 146 Chicago Cubs 22
Fred Snodgrass 144 New York Giants 23
Sherry Magee 142 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Herbie Moran 140 Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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.

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 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?