Before 1938, Ty Cobb got the most hits, with 4,189 hits.

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most career MLB hits by a player before 1938

	NAME	H	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	4,189	3,034	11,434	2,244	724	295	117	1,933	1,249	94	681	897	13,068	5,854	1,136	291	.366	.433	.512	.945	2534	1,093.6	.445	165	975.1
2	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	3,514	2,789	10,195	1,882	792	222	117	1,531	1,381	103	394	436	11,988	5,101	1,131	309	.345	.428	.500	.928	2264	921	.436	157	812.3
3	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	3,420	2,794	10,439	1,739	643	252	101	1,732	963	125	735	723	11,748	4,870	996	221	.328	.391	.467	.858	2044	725.8	.408	147	650
4	Eddie Collins E. Collins	3,315	2,826	9,949	1,821	438	187	47	1,300	1,499	77	468	741	12,037	4,268	672	512	.333	.424	.429	.853	2032	693.4	.409	144	619.7
5	Nap Lajoie N. Lajoie	3,243	2,480	9,589	1,504	657	163	82	1,599	516	134	347	380	10,460	4,472	902	221	.338	.380	.466	.847	1787	600.2	.401	144	547
6	Cap Anson C. Anson	3,012	2,277	9,104	1,722	529	124	97	1,306	953	32	146	247	10,123	4,080	750	34	.331	.396	.448	.844	2154	654.1	.397	134	525.3
7	Sam Rice S. Rice	2,987	2,404	9,269	1,514	498	184	34	1,077	708	56	275	351	10,246	3,955	716	213	.322	.374	.427	.801	1487	243	.372	113	169.7
8	Sam Crawford S. Crawford	2,961	2,517	9,570	1,391	458	309	97	1,525	760	23	580	367	10,594	4,328	864	241	.309	.362	.452	.814	1661	510.8	.387	138	446.4
9	Jake Beckley J. Beckley	2,934	2,389	9,538	1,602	473	244	87	1,578	616	183	442	315	10,504	4,156	804	167	.308	.361	.436	.797	1803	356.2	.376	119	288.8
10	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	2,932	2,123	8,591	1,719	241	145	33	810	524	129	136	495	9,610	3,562	419	366	.341	.388	.415	.802	1640	406.6	.383	124	330.8
11	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	2,930	2,259	8,173	1,579	541	169	301	1,584	1,038	48	679	135	9,475	4,712	1,011	216	.358	.434	.577	1.010	2018	899	.459	173	863.2
12	Zack Wheat Z. Wheat	2,884	2,410	9,106	1,289	476	172	132	1,248	650	77	572	205	9,996	4,100	780	163	.317	.367	.450	.817	1510	381	.384	128	332.3
13	Frankie Frisch F. Frisch	2,880	2,311	9,112	1,532	466	138	105	1,244	728	31	272	419	10,100	3,937	709	229	.316	.369	.432	.801	1469	211	.370	112	164.5
14	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	2,873	2,503	8,399	2,174	506	136	714	2,214	2,062	43	1,330	123	10,617	5,793	1,356	113	.342	.474	.690	1.164	2727	1,436.8	.513	197	1,369.6
15	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	2,850	2,067	8,426	1,720	320	182	75	952	1,029	75	561	389	9,620	3,759	577	90	.338	.415	.446	.861	1921	592.9	.411	137	526.7
16	George Sisler G. Sisler	2,812	2,055	8,267	1,284	425	164	102	1,178	472	48	327	375	9,013	3,871	691	226	.340	.379	.468	.847	1424	363.9	.393	123	244.2
17	Goose Goslin G. Goslin	2,726	2,249	8,599	1,476	497	173	246	1,604	941	55	580	176	9,757	4,307	916	162	.317	.388	.501	.889	1691	461.9	.403	127	360.1
18	Fred Clarke F. Clarke	2,678	2,246	8,584	1,622	361	220	67	1,015	875	154	511	509	9,838	3,680	648	225	.312	.386	.429	.814	1663	445.8	.390	131	386.2
19	Max Carey M. Carey	2,665	2,476	9,363	1,545	419	159	70	802	1,040	77	695	738	10,770	3,612	648	290	.285	.361	.386	.747	1411	179.3	.357	110	128.3
20	George Davis G. Davis	2,665	2,372	9,045	1,545	453	163	73	1,440	874	75	579	619	10,178	3,663	689	184	.295	.362	.405	.767	1643	293.1	.366	117	266.9
21	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	2,660	2,147	7,787	1,291	542	151	183	1,540	856	40	550	113	8,960	4,053	876	277	.342	.410	.520	.930	1682	619.2	.427	144	524
22	Lave Cross L. Cross	2,651	2,277	9,084	1,338	412	136	47	1,378	466	31	178	303	9,741	3,476	595	160	.292	.329	.383	.711	1357	41	.338	98	-34.6
23	Al Simmons A. Simmons	2,631	1,898	7,694	1,371	489	138	277	1,655	540	26	623	86	8,365	4,227	904	105	.342	.387	.549	.936	1567	512	.419	135	401.1
24	Rabbit Maranville R. Maranville	2,605	2,670	10,078	1,256	380	177	28	884	839	39	756	291	11,256	3,423	585	300	.258	.318	.340	.658	1110	-209.8	.313	83	-251
25	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	2,597	1,837	7,511	1,600	522	186	101	1,466	741	94	366	455	8,400	3,794	809	54	.346	.411	.505	.916	1836	616.8	.428	144	559.3

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Twins	54	54	.500	2.0
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Fri 7/31	DET	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 8/1	DET	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 8/2	DET	@	ATH	4:05 PM
Tue 8/4	DET	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Wed 8/5	DET	@	SEA	9:40 PM

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Braves	62	45	.579
Phillies	57	52	.523	6.0
Marlins	55	54	.505	8.0
Nationals	55	54	.505	8.0
Mets	46	62	.426	16.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	67	40	.626
Cubs	61	46	.570	6.0
Pirates	55	54	.505	13.0
Cardinals	53	54	.495	14.0
Reds	50	56	.472	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	67	40	.626
Diamondbacks	57	52	.523	11.0
Padres	54	53	.505	13.0
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Rockies	42	66	.389	25.5

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Red Sox	55	51	.519	7.0
Orioles	53	56	.486	10.5
Blue Jays	50	59	.459	13.5
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White Sox	55	51	.519
Guardians	55	54	.505	1.5
Twins	54	54	.500	2.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	5.5
Royals	45	63	.417	11.0
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Rangers	55	52	.514
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Mariners	53	55	.491	2.5
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Wed 7/29	TEX	@	TBR	6:40 PM
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