Doubles : 1953 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)
 

1953 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Vernon 43 Washington Senators 1
George Kell 41 Boston Red Sox 2
Sammy White 34 Boston Red Sox 3
Billy Goodman 33 Boston Red Sox 4
Harvey Kuenn 33 Detroit Tigers  
Jackie Jensen 32 Washington Senators 6
Bob Nieman 32 Detroit Tigers  
Nellie Fox 31 Chicago White Sox 8
Chico Carrasquel 30 Chicago White Sox 9
Walt Dropo 30 Detroit Tigers  
Dave Philley 30 Philadelphia Athletics  
Eddie Yost 30 Washington Senators  
Jim Busby 28 Washington Senators 13
Eddie Robinson 28 Philadelphia Athletics  
Johnny Groth 27 St. Louis Browns 15
Gil McDougald 27 New York Yankees  
Al Rosen 27 Cleveland Indians  
Tom Umphlett 27 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Delsing 26 Detroit Tigers 19
Sam Mele 26 Chicago White Sox  
Dale Mitchell 26 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Rivera 26 Chicago White Sox  
Gene Woodling 26 New York Yankees  
Matt Batts 24 Detroit Tigers 24
Mickey Mantle 24 New York Yankees  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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