Hits : 1952 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1952 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 194 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Red Schoendienst 188 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Bobby Adams 180 Cincinnati Reds 3
Al Dark 177 New York Giants 4
Whitey Lockman 176 New York Giants 5
Richie Ashburn 173 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Del Ennis 171 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Dee Fondy 166 Chicago Cubs 8
Granny Hamner 164 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bobby Thomson 164 New York Giants  
Duke Snider 162 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Ted Kluszewski 159 Cincinnati Reds 12
Andy Pafko 158 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Jackie Robinson 157 Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Solly Hemus 153 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Hank Sauer 153 Chicago Cubs  
Enos Slaughter 153 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pee Wee Reese 152 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Sid Gordon 151 Boston Braves 19
Eddie Waitkus 144 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Sam Jethroe 141 Boston Braves 21
Connie Ryan 139 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Davey Williams 137 New York Giants 23
Willie Jones 135 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Frank Baumholtz 133 Chicago Cubs 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).

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.