most career mlb hits before 1/1/1942

Before January 1, 1942, Ty Cobb got the most hits, with 4,189 hits.

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NAMEHGABR2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
4,189
3,032
11,443
2,246
723
298
117
1,261
95
900
13,090
5,859
1,138
296
.366
.512
2Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
3,515
2,792
10,199
1,881
794
221
117
1,393
105
437
12,011
5,102
1,132
314
.345
.429
.500
.929
3Eddie Collins
E. Collins
3,311
2,825
9,955
1,822
438
187
47
1,533
77
741
12,081
4,264
672
516
.333
.426
.428
.854
4Sam Rice
S. Rice
2,986
2,405
9,275
1,514
498
184
34
709
57
274
352
10,252
3,954
716
211
.322
.374
.426
.800
5Paul Waner
P. Waner
2,956
2,261
8,759
1,538
568
189
111
1,233
966
36
339
101
9,921
4,235
868
160
26
.337
.405
.484
.889
6Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
2,930
2,259
8,172
1,579
541
169
301
1,041
48
677
135
9,477
4,712
1,011
216
.359
.434
.577
1.011
7Al Simmons
A. Simmons
2,898
2,171
8,620
1,497
534
149
306
1,820
610
30
716
88
9,371
4,648
989
111
19
.336
.382
.539
.921
8Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
2,884
2,410
9,107
1,289
476
172
132
656
78
204
10,000
4,100
780
159
.317
.368
.450
.818
9Frankie Frisch
F. Frisch
2,879
2,311
9,113
1,532
466
139
105
1,243
729
31
272
419
10,099
3,938
710
226
.316
.369
.432
.801
10Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
2,873
2,504
8,400
2,173
506
136
714
2,213
2,062
44
1,331
123
10,622
5,793
1,356
116
.342
.474
.690
1.164
11Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
2,827
2,278
8,815
1,769
574
146
183
1,427
1,186
51
368
182
10,192
4,242
903
140
27
.321
.404
.481
.886
12Sam Crawford
S. Crawford
2,820
2,385
9,061
1,299
443
288
89
738
20
344
10,055
4,106
820
236
.311
.364
.453
.818
13George Sisler
G. Sisler
2,810
2,054
8,270
1,281
425
164
102
467
48
327
375
9,012
3,869
691
227
.340
.378
.468
.846
14Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
2,766
2,297
8,509
1,414
506
210
78
845
101
604
9,629
3,926
794
191
.325
.461
15Goose Goslin
G. Goslin
2,735
2,287
8,658
1,482
500
173
248
1,621
953
56
586
175
9,829
4,325
921
162
.316
.387
.500
.887
16Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
2,721
2,164
8,001
1,888
534
163
493
1,998
1,511
46
789
102
9,664
5,060
1,190
106
2
.340
.448
.632
1.080
17Max Carey
M. Carey
2,665
2,466
9,365
1,545
419
159
70
1,038
77
694
740
10,765
3,612
648
285
.285
.361
.386
.746
18Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
2,661
2,146
7,794
1,291
543
152
183
857
39
556
113
8,964
4,057
878
274
.341
.409
.521
.930
19Rabbit Maranville
R. Maranville
2,605
2,670
10,075
1,256
380
177
28
840
37
760
291
11,254
3,423
585
302
.259
.318
.340
.658
20Heinie Manush
H. Manush
2,526
2,009
7,657
1,288
491
160
110
1,183
507
70
346
113
8,420
3,667
761
186
1
.330
.377
.479
.856
21Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
2,522
1,987
7,496
1,083
516
100
50
454
99
294
8,254
3,388
666
208
.336
.452
22Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
2,515
2,113
7,585
1,678
434
124
519
1,851
1,391
11
1,197
86
9,058
4,754
1,077
71
56
.332
.436
.627
1.063
23Harry Hooper
H. Hooper
2,463
2,311
8,783
1,432
390
161
75
1,146
76
375
10,255
3,400
626
250
.280
.368
.387
.755
24Pie Traynor
P. Traynor
2,416
1,941
7,559
1,183
371
164
58
1,276
476
31
278
158
8,297
3,289
593
231
.320
.362
.435
.797
25Stuffy McInnis
S. McInnis
2,406
2,129
7,824
872
314
101
20
376
38
172
8,627
2,982
435
389
.308
.342
.381
.723
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