Hits : 1973 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1973 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pete Rose 230 Cincinnati Reds 1
Ralph Garr 200 Atlanta Braves 2
Lou Brock 193 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Ted Simmons 192 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Al Oliver 191 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Garry Maddox 187 San Francisco Giants 6
Felix Millan 185 New York Mets 7
Bobby Bonds 182 San Francisco Giants 8
Tito Fuentes 182 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Watson 179 Houston Astros 10
Tony Perez 177 Cincinnati Reds 11
Dusty Baker 174 Atlanta Braves 12
Greg Luzinski 174 Philadelphia Phillies  
Willie Davis 171 Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Ken Singleton 169 Montreal Expos 15
Cesar Cedeno 168 Houston Astros 16
Darrell Evans 167 Atlanta Braves 17
Joe Morgan 167 Cincinnati Reds  
Manny Sanguillen 166 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Billy Williams 166 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Russell 163 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Rusty Staub 163 New York Mets  
Gary Matthews 162 San Francisco Giants 23
Bill Buckner 158 Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Jose Cardenal 158 Chicago Cubs  



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?

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