Hits : 1986 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1986 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tony Gwynn 211 San Diego Padres 1
Steve Sax 210 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Tim Raines 194 Montreal Expos 3
Von Hayes 186 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Kevin Bass 184 Houston Astros 5
Ryne Sandberg 178 Chicago Cubs 6
Dave Parker 174 Cincinnati Reds 7
Johnny Ray 174 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Keith Hernandez 171 New York Mets 9
Mitch Webster 167 Montreal Expos 10
Dale Murphy 163 Atlanta Braves 11
Kevin McReynolds 161 San Diego Padres 12
Mike Schmidt 160 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Keith Moreland 159 Chicago Cubs 14
Buddy Bell 158 Cincinnati Reds 15
Glenn Wilson 158 Philadelphia Phillies  
Juan Samuel 157 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Glenn Davis 152 Houston Astros 18
Bill Doran 152 Houston Astros  
Robby Thompson 149 San Francisco Giants 20
Jim Morrison 147 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Tony Pena 147 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Chili Davis 146 San Francisco Giants 23
Shawon Dunston 145 Chicago Cubs 24
Ray Knight 145 New York Mets  



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?

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.

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).