Doubles : 1927 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1927 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 52 New York Yankees 1
George Burns 51 Cleveland Indians 2
Harry Heilmann 50 Detroit Tigers 3
Joe Sewell 48 Cleveland Indians 4
Bob Meusel 47 New York Yankees 5
Tris Speaker 43 Washington Senators 6
Homer Summa 41 Cleveland Indians 7
Bob Fothergill 38 Detroit Tigers 8
Goose Goslin 37 Washington Senators 9
Bill Regan 37 Boston Red Sox  
Earle Combs 36 New York Yankees 11
Al Simmons 36 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Barrett 35 Chicago White Sox 13
Bibb Falk 35 Chicago White Sox  
Jimmy Dykes 33 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Sam Rice 33 Washington Senators  
Wally Shaner 33 Boston Red Sox  
Ty Cobb 32 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Willie Kamm 32 Chicago White Sox  
Bing Miller 32 St. Louis Browns  
George Sisler 32 St. Louis Browns  
Heinie Manush 31 Detroit Tigers 22
Charlie Gehringer 29 Detroit Tigers 23
Joe Judge 29 Washington Senators  
Tony Lazzeri 29 New York Yankees  



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).