Hits : 1916 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)
 

1916 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hal Chase 184 Cincinnati Reds 1
Dave Robertson 180 New York Giants 2
Zack Wheat 177 Brooklyn Robins 3
Bill Hinchman 175 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
George Burns 174 New York Giants 5
Max Carey 158 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Tommy Griffith 158 Cincinnati Reds  
Heinie Zimmerman 157 Chicago Cubs 8
New York Giants  
Rogers Hornsby 155 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Dode Paskert 155 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Cutshaw 151 Brooklyn Robins 11
Jake Daubert 151 Brooklyn Robins  
Heinie Groh 149 Cincinnati Reds 13
Buck Herzog 148 Cincinnati Reds 14
New York Giants  
Possum Whitted 148 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ed Konetchy 147 Boston Braves 16
Benny Kauff 146 New York Giants 17
Art Fletcher 143 New York Giants 18
Fred Luderus 143 Philadelphia Phillies  
Milt Stock 143 Philadelphia Phillies  
Rabbit Maranville 142 Boston Braves 21
Greasy Neale 139 Cincinnati Reds 22
Larry Doyle 133 New York Giants 23
Chicago Cubs  
Bert Niehoff 133 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Bescher 132 St. Louis Cardinals 25



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.

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).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.