Doubles : 1959 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1959 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Harvey Kuenn 42 Detroit Tigers 1
Nellie Fox 34 Chicago White Sox 2
Frank Malzone 34 Boston Red Sox  
Pete Runnels 33 Boston Red Sox 4
Dick Williams 33 Kansas City Athletics  
Minnie Minoso 32 Cleveland Indians 6
Jackie Jensen 31 Boston Red Sox 7
Vic Power 31 Cleveland Indians  
Bubba Phillips 27 Chicago White Sox 9
Jim Landis 26 Chicago White Sox 10
Hector Lopez 26 Kansas City Athletics  
New York Yankees  
Yogi Berra 25 New York Yankees 12
Tony Kubek 25 New York Yankees  
Don Buddin 24 Boston Red Sox 14
Rocky Colavito 24 Cleveland Indians  
Elston Howard 24 New York Yankees  
Mickey Mantle 23 New York Yankees 17
Bob Cerv 22 Kansas City Athletics 18
Sherm Lollar 22 Chicago White Sox  
Gene Woodling 22 Baltimore Orioles  
Roger Maris 21 Kansas City Athletics 21
Hank Bauer 20 New York Yankees 22
Bob Boyd 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Harmon Killebrew 20 Washington Senators  
Woodie Held 19 Cleveland Indians 25



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).

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.