Baron’s Corner

Last Phillies player to lead National League in hits? You may be surprised. Another surprise, only two of the nine weren’t outfielders.

Since 1900

1913 Gavvy Cravath (179)

1914 Sherry Magee (171)

1929 Lefty O’Doul (254)

1932 Chuck Klein (226)

1933 Chuck Klein (223)

1951 Richie Ashburn (221)

1953 Richie Ashburn (205)

1958 Richie Ashburn (215)

1975 Dave Cash (213)

1981 Pete Rose (140)

1990 Lenny Dykstra (192) tied

1993 Lenny Dykstra (194)

2014 Ben Revere (184) tied

(Source: baseball-almanac.com)

Club Record

O’Doul’s 254 hits in 1929 hasn’t been touched and most likely will never in Phillies history. A left-handed hitting left fielder, he collected 144 hits in 76 games at Baker Bowl and 110 in 78 road games. 57 hits came in his final 30 games (28 September, 2 October), an unearthly .438 average. His .398 season average will never be matched.