Single Season Leaders for Grounding Into Double Plays in the American League

Each of the following players holds a dubious mark in baseball history and each of them could easily be the hero of their team with one swing or the brunt of the fan's boos with another type of swing. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) single season American League career leaders for grounding into double plays. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"By the time that Jim Rice retired from baseball in 1989, he had placed himself among the immortals in the Boston Red Sox franchise. Rice trailed only Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski on the team's all-time totals in home runs, runs batted in, hits and total bases." - HistoricBaseball.com (Jim Rice Page)
Grounding into Double Plays
Single Season American League Leaders

'Top 100'
Jim Rice 36 1984 Boston Red Sox AL 1
Jim Rice 35 1985 Boston Red Sox AL 2
Ben Grieve 32 2000 Oakland Athletics AL 3
Jackie Jensen 32 1954 Boston Red Sox AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 32 1985 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Ivan Rodriguez 32 1999 Texas Rangers AL  
Tony Armas 31 1983 Boston Red Sox AL 7
Bobby Doerr 31 1949 Boston Red Sox AL  
Jim Rice 31 1983 Boston Red Sox AL  
Billy Hitchcock 30 1950 Philadelphia Athletics AL 10
Dave Winfield 30 1983 New York Yankees AL  
Carl Yastrzemski 30 1964 Boston Red Sox AL  
George Bell 29 1992 Chicago White Sox AL 13
Jimmy Bloodworth 29 1943 Detroit Tigers AL  
Frank Howard 29 1969 Washington Senators AL  
Frank Howard 29 1971 Washington Senators AL  
Dave Philley 29 1952 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Jim Presley 29 1985 Seattle Mariners AL  
Jim Rice 29 1982 Boston Red Sox AL  
Brooks Robinson 29 1960 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Julio Franco 28 1986 Cleveland Indians AL 21
George Kell 28 1944 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Harmon Killebrew 28 1970 Minnesota Twins AL  
Paul Konerko 28 2003 Chicago White Sox AL  
Magglio Ordonez 28 2000 Chicago White Sox AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 28 1996 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Miguel Tejada 28 2006 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Bruce Bochte 27 1979 Seattle Mariners AL 28
Julio Franco 27 1989 Texas Rangers AL  
Vladimir Guerrero 27 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL  
Billy Johnson 27 1943 New York Yankees AL  
Sherm Lollar 27 1959 Chicago White Sox AL  
Evan Longoria 27 2009 Tampa Bay Rays AL  
Victor Martinez 27 2006 Cleveland Indians AL  
Magglio Ordonez 27 2008 Detroit Tigers AL  
Kirby Puckett 27 1991 Minnesota Twins AL  
Al Rosen 27 1950 Cleveland Indians AL  
Rusty Staub 27 1977 Detroit Tigers AL  
Joe Vosmik 27 1939 Boston Red Sox AL  
Carl Yastrzemski 27 1962 Boston Red Sox AL  
Michael Young 27 2006 Texas Rangers AL  
Jerry Adair 26 1965 Baltimore Orioles AL 42
Albert Belle 26 1997 Chicago White Sox AL  
Lyman Bostock 26 1978 California Angels AL  
Ivan Calderon 26 1990 Chicago White Sox AL  
Walt Dropo 26 1952 Boston Red Sox AL  
Detroit Tigers AL
Julio Franco 26 1985 Cleveland Indians AL  
Gene Green 26 1961 Washington Senators AL  
Jason Kendall 26 2005 Oakland Athletics AL  
Lee May 26 1975 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Jhonny Peralta 26 2008 Cleveland Indians AL  
George Scott 26 1975 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Miguel Tejada 26 2005 Baltimore Orioles AL  
John Wathan 26 1982 Kansas City Royals AL  
Mike Bordick 25 1999 Baltimore Orioles AL 55
Bill Buckner 25 1986 Boston Red Sox AL  
Danny Cater 25 1969 Oakland Athletics AL  
Rocky Colavito 25 1966 Cleveland Indians AL  
Ron Coomer 25 2000 Minnesota Twins AL  
Deivi Cruz 25 2000 Detroit Tigers AL  
Sam Dente 25 1950 Washington Senators AL  
Bobby Doerr 25 1947 Boston Red Sox AL  
Gary Gaetti 25 1987 Minnesota Twins AL  
Troy Glaus 25 2006 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
George Hendrick 25 1975 Cleveland Indians AL  
Alex Johnson 25 1970 California Angels AL  
Paul Konerko 25 2006 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jose Lopez 25 2009 Seattle Mariners AL  
Hideki Matsui 25 2003 New York Yankees AL  
Carlos May 25 1970 Chicago White Sox AL  
Paul O'Neill 25 1995 New York Yankees AL  
Tony Perez 25 1980 Boston Red Sox AL  
Lou Piniella 25 1972 Kansas City Royals AL  
George Scott 25 1966 Boston Red Sox AL  
George Scott 25 1974 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Vern Stephens 25 1948 Boston Red Sox AL  
Frank Thomas 25 1996 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bill Tuttle 25 1955 Detroit Tigers AL  
Jerry Adair 24 1969 Kansas City Royals AL 79
Buddy Bell 24 1983 Texas Rangers AL  
Buddy Bell 24 1978 Cleveland Indians AL  
Albert Belle 24 1995 Cleveland Indians AL  
Albert Belle 24 1991 Cleveland Indians AL  
Rick Burleson 24 1980 Boston Red Sox AL  
Jorge Cantu 24 2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL  
Orlando Cepeda 24 1973 Boston Red Sox AL  
Joe Charboneau 24 1980 Cleveland Indians AL  
Cecil Cooper 24 1985 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Bobby Darwin 24 1972 Minnesota Twins AL  
Gregg Jefferies 24 1992 Kansas City Royals AL  
Derek Jeter 24 2008 New York Yankees AL  
Steve Kemp 24 1980 Detroit Tigers AL  
Mike Lowell 24 2009 Boston Red Sox AL  
Frank Malzone 24 1963 Boston Red Sox AL  
Felix Mantilla 24 1965 Boston Red Sox AL  
Tino Martinez 24 1992 Seattle Mariners AL  
Joe Mauer 24 2006 Minnesota Twins AL  
Paul O'Neill 24 1999 New York Yankees AL  
Magglio Ordonez 24 1999 Chicago White Sox AL  
Lyle Overbay 24 2008 Toronto Blue Jays AL 100
Rafael Palmeiro 24 1990 Texas Rangers AL  
Lance Parrish 24 1980 Detroit Tigers AL  
Jorge Posada 24 2004 New York Yankees AL  
Willie Randolph 24 1985 New York Yankees AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 24 1983 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Frank Robinson 24 1966 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Cookie Rojas 24 1974 Kansas City Royals AL  
George Scott 24 1979 Boston Red Sox AL  
Kansas City Royals AL
New York Yankees AL
George Scott 24 1977 Boston Red Sox AL  
Ken Singleton 24 1982 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Dave Stapleton 24 1982 Boston Red Sox AL  
Rusty Staub 24 1978 Detroit Tigers AL  
Dick Stuart 24 1963 Boston Red Sox AL  
Miguel Tejada 24 2004 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Gary Ward 24 1983 Minnesota Twins AL  
Current Through 2009 Season


Did you know that there have been twelve (12) instances in the American League where a player (eleven different) has grounded into a double play at least thirty (30) times during a single season? By comparison there have been two in the National League.

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The National League single season record for grounding into double plays was set in 1930 by Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds then tied in 2002 by Brad Ausmus of the Houston Astros. The American League single season record for grounding into double plays is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Games Played?
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