Hits : 2005 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)
 

2005 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Derrek Lee 199 Chicago Cubs 1
Miguel Cabrera 198 Florida Marlins 2
Jimmy Rollins 196 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Albert Pujols 195 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Jose Reyes 190 New York Mets 5
David Eckstein 185 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Jason Bay 183 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Brady Clark 183 Milwaukee Brewers  
Juan Pierre 181 Florida Marlins 9
David Wright 176 New York Mets 10
Rafael Furcal 175 Atlanta Braves 11
Willy Taveras 172 Houston Astros 12
Felipe Lopez 169 Cincinnati Reds 13
Bobby Abreu 168 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Marcus Giles 168 Atlanta Braves  
Shawn Green 166 Arizona Diamondbacks 16
Sean Casey 165 Cincinnati Reds 17
Brian Giles 164 San Diego Padres 18
Carlos Lee 164 Milwaukee Brewers  
Todd Helton 163 Colorado Rockies 20
Jeff Kent 160 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Pat Burrell 158 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Chase Utley 158 Philadelphia Phillies  
Carlos Delgado 157 Florida Marlins 24
Luis Gonzalez 157 Arizona Diamondbacks  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.

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