Hits : 1958 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1958 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Richie Ashburn 215 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Willie Mays 208 San Francisco Giants 2
Hank Aaron 196 Milwaukee Braves 3
Ernie Banks 193 Chicago Cubs 4
Orlando Cepeda 188 San Francisco Giants 5
Ken Boyer 175 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Dick Groat 175 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Skinner 170 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Johnny Temple 166 Cincinnati Redlegs 9
Bill Virdon 161 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Stan Musial 159 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Frank Thomas 158 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Al Dark 156 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Chicago Cubs  
Bill Mazeroski 156 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lee Walls 156 Chicago Cubs  
Harry Anderson 155 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Bobby Thomson 155 Chicago Cubs  
Don Blasingame 150 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Roberto Clemente 150 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Frank Robinson 149 Cincinnati Redlegs 20
Jim Gilliam 145 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Daryl Spencer 138 San Francisco Giants 22
Eddie Mathews 137 Milwaukee Braves 23
Walt Moryn 135 Chicago Cubs 24
Jerry Lynch 131 Cincinnati Redlegs 25



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).