Top 25 Hits in 2001 in the National League

Hits : 2001 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

2001 Hits Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Hits Team Rank

Rich Aurilia 206 San Francisco Giants 1

Juan Pierre 202 Colorado Rockies 2

Luis Gonzalez 198 Arizona Diamondbacks 3

Todd Helton 197 Colorado Rockies 4

Albert Pujols 194 St. Louis Cardinals 5

Lance Berkman 191 Houston Astros 6

Fernando Vina 191 St. Louis Cardinals

Chipper Jones 189 Atlanta Braves 8

Sammy Sosa 189 Chicago Cubs

Shawn Green 184 Los Angeles Dodgers 10

Vladimir Guerrero 184 Montreal Expos

Jeff Kent 181 San Francisco Giants 12

Aramis Ramirez 181 Pittsburgh Pirates

Craig Biggio 180 Houston Astros 14

Jimmy Rollins 180 Philadelphia Phillies

Brian Giles 178 Pittsburgh Pirates 16

Cliff Floyd 176 Florida Marlins 17

Larry Walker 174 Colorado Rockies 18

Jeff Bagwell 173 Houston Astros 19

Orlando Cabrera 173 Montreal Expos

Placido Polanco 173 St. Louis Cardinals

Bobby Abreu 170 Philadelphia Phillies 22

Moises Alou 170 Houston Astros

Eric Young 168 Chicago Cubs 24

Phil Nevin 167 San Diego Padres 25

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?

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.

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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