Surprise and impress your friends with these facts... who led each league in hits in each decade.

Here are the hit leaders for each league:

1900-1909
NL: Honus Wagner 1847
AL: Nap Lajoie 1508

1910-1919
NL: Jake Daubert 1535
AL: Ty Cobb 1948

1920-1929
NL: Rogers Hornsby 2085
AL: Sam Rice 2010

1930-1939
NL: Paul Waner 1959
AL: Charlie Gehringer 1865

1940-1949
NL: Bob Elliott 1563
AL: Lou Boudreau 1578

1950-1959
NL: Richie Ashburn 1875
AL: Nellie Fox 1837

1960-1969
NL: Roberto Clemente 1877
AL: Brooks Robinson 1692

1970-1979
NL: Pete Rose 2045
AL: Rod Carew 1787

1980-1989
NL: Dale Murphy 1553
AL: Robin Yount 1731

1990-1999
NL: Mark Grace 1754
AL: Rafael Palmeiro 1747

2000-2008
NL: Todd Helton 1579
AL: Ichiro Suzuki 1805