Hits : 1968 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
 

1968 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Felipe Alou 210 Atlanta Braves 1
Pete Rose 210 Cincinnati Reds  
Glenn Beckert 189 Chicago Cubs 3
Alex Johnson 188 Cincinnati Reds 4
Curt Flood 186 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Matty Alou 185 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Billy Williams 185 Chicago Cubs  
Lou Brock 184 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Tony Perez 176 Cincinnati Reds 9
Hank Aaron 174 Atlanta Braves 10
Maury Wills 174 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rusty Staub 172 Houston Astros 12
Felix Millan 165 Atlanta Braves 13
Lee May 162 Cincinnati Reds 14
Willie Davis 161 Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Don Kessinger 157 Chicago Cubs 16
Johnny Bench 155 Cincinnati Reds 17
Willie McCovey 153 San Francisco Giants 18
Mike Shannon 153 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cleon Jones 151 New York Mets 20
Donn Clendenon 150 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Orlando Cepeda 149 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Roberto Clemente 146 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Tommy Helms 146 Cincinnati Reds  
Jimmy Wynn 146 Houston Astros  



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?

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.

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.