Hits : 1954 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1954 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Don Mueller 212 New York Giants 1
Duke Snider 199 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Willie Mays 195 New York Giants 3
Stan Musial 195 St. Louis Cardinals  
Wally Moon 193 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Red Schoendienst 192 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Al Dark 189 New York Giants 7
Ted Kluszewski 187 Cincinnati Redlegs 8
Gus Bell 185 Cincinnati Redlegs 9
Ray Jablonski 181 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Granny Hamner 178 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Gil Hodges 176 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Richie Ashburn 175 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Rip Repulski 175 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Thomas 172 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Jim Gilliam 171 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Pee Wee Reese 171 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ernie Banks 163 Chicago Cubs 18
Dee Fondy 162 Chicago Cubs 19
Bill Bruton 161 Milwaukee Braves 20
Carl Furillo 161 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ralph Kiner 159 Chicago Cubs 22
Johnny Temple 155 Cincinnati Redlegs 23
Joe Adcock 154 Milwaukee Braves 24
Johnny Logan 154 Milwaukee Braves  



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?