Doubles : 1954 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1954 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Vernon 33 Washington Senators 1
Minnie Minoso 29 Chicago White Sox 2
Al Smith 29 Cleveland Indians  
Yogi Berra 28 New York Yankees 4
Chico Carrasquel 28 Chicago White Sox  
Harvey Kuenn 28 Detroit Tigers  
Bobby Avila 27 Cleveland Indians 7
Roy Sievers 26 Washington Senators 8
Eddie Yost 26 Washington Senators  
Jim Finigan 25 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Billy Goodman 25 Boston Red Sox  
Jackie Jensen 25 Boston Red Sox  
Sammy White 25 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Delsing 24 Detroit Tigers 14
Nellie Fox 24 Chicago White Sox  
Jimmy Piersall 24 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Williams 23 Boston Red Sox 17
Cal Abrams 22 Baltimore Orioles 18
Jim Busby 22 Washington Senators  
Gil McDougald 22 New York Yankees  
Irv Noren 21 New York Yankees 21
Milt Bolling 20 Boston Red Sox 22
Joe Collins 20 New York Yankees  
Johnny Groth 20 Chicago White Sox  
Al Rosen 20 Cleveland Indians  



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.

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.

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