Doubles : 1988 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)
 

1988 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Wade Boggs 45 Boston Red Sox 1
George Brett 42 Kansas City Royals 2
Kirby Puckett 42 Minnesota Twins  
Johnny Ray 42 California Angels  
Tony Fernandez 41 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Harold Baines 39 Chicago White Sox 6
Mike Greenwell 39 Boston Red Sox  
Dave Henderson 38 Oakland Athletics 8
Danny Tartabull 38 Kansas City Royals  
Robin Yount 38 Milwaukee Brewers  
Ellis Burks 37 Boston Red Sox 11
Don Mattingly 37 New York Yankees  
Dave Winfield 37 New York Yankees  
Joe Carter 36 Cleveland Indians 14
Fred McGriff 35 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Jose Canseco 34 Oakland Athletics 16
Paul Molitor 34 Milwaukee Brewers  
Kelly Gruber 33 Toronto Blue Jays 18
Dan Gladden 32 Minnesota Twins 19
Mel Hall 32 Cleveland Indians  
Jack Howell 32 California Angels  
Kevin Seitzer 32 Kansas City Royals  
Ruben Sierra 32 Texas Rangers  
Dwight Evans 31 Boston Red Sox 24
Kent Hrbek 31 Minnesota Twins  



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

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.

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.