Doubles : 1930 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1930 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Johnny Hodapp 51 Cleveland Indians 1
Heinie Manush 49 St. Louis Browns 2
Washington Senators  
Charlie Gehringer 47 Detroit Tigers 3
Ed Morgan 47 Cleveland Indians  
Red Kress 43 St. Louis Browns 5
Dick Porter 43 Cleveland Indians  
Mickey Cochrane 42 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Lou Gehrig 42 New York Yankees  
Joe Cronin 41 Washington Senators 9
Al Simmons 41 Philadelphia Athletics  
Marty McManus 40 Detroit Tigers 11
Smead Jolley 38 Chicago White Sox 12
Bing Miller 38 Philadelphia Athletics  
Goose Goslin 36 Washington Senators 14
St. Louis Browns  
Bill Regan 35 Boston Red Sox 15
Sam Rice 35 Washington Senators  
Tony Lazzeri 34 New York Yankees 17
Tom Oliver 34 Boston Red Sox  
Dale Alexander 33 Detroit Tigers 19
Earl Averill 33 Cleveland Indians  
Jimmie Foxx 33 Philadelphia Athletics  
Mule Haas 33 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ben Chapman 31 New York Yankees 23
Earle Combs 30 New York Yankees 24
Roy Johnson 30 Detroit Tigers  



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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).