Hits : 1927 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)
 

1927 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Paul Waner 237 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Lloyd Waner 223 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Frankie Frisch 208 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Rogers Hornsby 205 New York Giants 4
Riggs Stephenson 199 Chicago Cubs 5
Pie Traynor 196 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Sparky Adams 189 Chicago Cubs 7
Bill Terry 189 New York Giants  
Fresco Thompson 181 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Doc Farrell 179 New York Giants 10
Boston Braves  
Hack Wilson 175 Chicago Cubs 11
Jim Bottomley 174 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Edd Roush 173 New York Giants 13
Freddie Lindstrom 172 New York Giants 14
Eddie Brown 171 Boston Braves 15
Charlie Grimm 169 Chicago Cubs 16
Freddy Leach 164 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Russ Wrightstone 163 Philadelphia Phillies 18
George Grantham 162 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Chuck Dressen 160 Cincinnati Reds 20
George Harper 160 New York Giants  
Heinie Sand 160 Philadelphia Phillies  
Glenn Wright 160 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Curt Walker 154 Cincinnati Reds 24
Travis Jackson 149 New York Giants 25



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).

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.

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.