Doubles : 1973 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1973 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Sal Bando 32 Oakland Athletics 1
Pedro Garcia 32 Milwaukee Brewers  
Rod Carew 30 Minnesota Twins 3
Chris Chambliss 30 Cleveland Indians  
George Scott 30 Milwaukee Brewers  
Bobby Grich 29 Baltimore Orioles 6
Bill Melton 29 Chicago White Sox  
Thurman Munson 29 New York Yankees  
Bobby Murcer 29 New York Yankees  
Frank Robinson 29 California Angels  
Cookie Rojas 29 Kansas City Royals  
Steve Braun 28 Minnesota Twins 12
Reggie Jackson 28 Oakland Athletics  
Don Money 28 Milwaukee Brewers  
Lou Piniella 28 Kansas City Royals  
Aurelio Rodriguez 27 Detroit Tigers 16
Alex Johnson 26 Texas Rangers 17
Paul Blair 25 Baltimore Orioles 18
Orlando Cepeda 25 Boston Red Sox  
Larry Hisle 25 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Holt 25 Minnesota Twins  
Joe Rudi 25 Oakland Athletics  
Carl Yastrzemski 25 Boston Red Sox  
Pat Kelly 24 Chicago White Sox 24
Ed Kirkpatrick 24 Kansas City Royals  



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 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?