Doubles : 1978 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1978 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Brett 45 Kansas City Royals 1
Carlton Fisk 39 Boston Red Sox 2
Hal McRae 39 Kansas City Royals  
Doug DeCinces 37 Baltimore Orioles 4
Dan Ford 36 Minnesota Twins 5
Al Oliver 35 Texas Rangers 6
Lou Piniella 34 New York Yankees 7
Fred Lynn 33 Boston Red Sox 8
Rick Burleson 32 Boston Red Sox 9
Eddie Murray 32 Baltimore Orioles  
Roy Smalley 31 Minnesota Twins 11
Ron LeFlore 30 Detroit Tigers 12
Don Money 30 Milwaukee Brewers  
Amos Otis 30 Kansas City Royals  
Rusty Staub 30 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Bailor 29 Toronto Blue Jays 16
Ben Oglivie 29 Milwaukee Brewers  
Roy Howell 28 Toronto Blue Jays 18
Buddy Bell 27 Cleveland Indians 19
Rick Manning 27 Cleveland Indians  
Thurman Munson 27 New York Yankees  
Darrell Porter 27 Kansas City Royals  
Joe Rudi 27 California Angels  
Don Baylor 26 California Angels 24
Rod Carew 26 Minnesota Twins  



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.

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).

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.