Hits : 1977 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
 

1977 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dave Parker 215 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Pete Rose 204 Cincinnati Reds 2
Garry Templeton 200 St. Louis Cardinals 3
George Foster 197 Cincinnati Reds 4
Steve Garvey 192 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Dave Cash 188 Montreal Expos 6
Ken Griffey 186 Cincinnati Reds 7
Enos Cabell 176 Houston Astros 8
Bill Russell 176 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Larry Bowa 175 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Warren Cromartie 175 Montreal Expos  
Al Oliver 175 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jose Cruz 173 Houston Astros 13
Greg Luzinski 171 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Dave Winfield 169 San Diego Padres 15
George Hendrick 168 San Diego Padres 16
Garry Maddox 167 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Ivan DeJesus 166 Chicago Cubs 18
Ted Simmons 164 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Keith Hernandez 163 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Steve Ontiveros 163 Chicago Cubs  
Dan Driessen 161 Cincinnati Reds 22
Bill Madlock 161 San Francisco Giants  
Bill Almon 160 San Diego Padres 24
Bob Watson 160 Houston Astros  



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?

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