Top 25 Hits in 1999 in the National League

Hits : 1999 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)

1999 Hits Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Hits Team Rank

Luis Gonzalez 206 Arizona Diamondbacks 1

Doug Glanville 204 Philadelphia Phillies 2

Jeff Cirillo 198 Milwaukee Brewers 3

Sean Casey 197 Cincinnati Reds 4

Vladimir Guerrero 193 Montreal Expos 5

Neifi Perez 193 Colorado Rockies

Edgardo Alfonzo 191 New York Mets 7

Matt Williams 190 Arizona Diamondbacks 8

Craig Biggio 188 Houston Astros 9

Todd Helton 185 Colorado Rockies 10

Bobby Abreu 183 Philadelphia Phillies 11

Mark Grace 183 Chicago Cubs

Chipper Jones 181 Atlanta Braves 13

Sammy Sosa 180 Chicago Cubs 14

Dante Bichette 177 Colorado Rockies 15

Robin Ventura 177 New York Mets

Eric Karros 176 Los Angeles Dodgers 17

Kevin Young 174 Pittsburgh Pirates 18

John Olerud 173 New York Mets 19

Rico Brogna 172 Philadelphia Phillies 20

Jeff Bagwell 171 Houston Astros 21

Barry Larkin 171 Cincinnati Reds

Jay Bell 170 Arizona Diamondbacks 23

Mark Loretta 170 Milwaukee Brewers

Tony Womack 170 Arizona Diamondbacks

Name Hits Team Rank

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.

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.

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