Hits : 1960 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
 

1960 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 190 San Francisco Giants 1
Vada Pinson 187 Cincinnati Reds 2
Dick Groat 186 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Bill Bruton 180 Milwaukee Braves 4
Roberto Clemente 179 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Hank Aaron 172 Milwaukee Braves 6
Orlando Cepeda 169 San Francisco Giants 7
Ken Boyer 168 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Tony Taylor 165 Chicago Cubs 9
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ernie Banks 162 Chicago Cubs 10
Richie Ashburn 159 Chicago Cubs 11
Del Crandall 158 Milwaukee Braves 12
Bill White 157 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Don Hoak 156 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Bob Skinner 156 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Adcock 153 Milwaukee Braves 16
Eddie Mathews 152 Milwaukee Braves 17
Maury Wills 152 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bill Mazeroski 147 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Pancho Herrera 144 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Norm Larker 142 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Eddie Kasko 140 Cincinnati Reds 22
Wally Moon 140 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joe Cunningham 138 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Jim Gilliam 138 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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.

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.

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?