Doubles : 1995 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)
 

1995 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Albert Belle 52 Cleveland Indians 1
Edgar Martinez 52 Seattle Mariners  
Kirby Puckett 39 Minnesota Twins 3
John Valentin 37 Boston Red Sox 4
Tino Martinez 35 Seattle Mariners 5
Chuck Knoblauch 34 Minnesota Twins 6
Tim Salmon 34 California Angels  
Brady Anderson 33 Baltimore Orioles 8
Cal Ripken, Jr. 33 Baltimore Orioles  
Kevin Seitzer 33 Milwaukee Brewers  
Don Mattingly 32 New York Yankees 11
John Olerud 32 Toronto Blue Jays  
Ivan Rodriguez 32 Texas Rangers  
Ruben Sierra 32 Oakland Athletics  
New York Yankees  
Shawn Green 31 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Rickey Henderson 31 Oakland Athletics  
Paul Molitor 31 Toronto Blue Jays  
Troy O'Leary 31 Boston Red Sox  
Jim Edmonds 30 California Angels 19
Paul O'Neill 30 New York Yankees  
Rafael Palmeiro 30 Baltimore Orioles  
Chad Curtis 29 Detroit Tigers 22
Mike Stanley 29 New York Yankees  
Jim Thome 29 Cleveland Indians  
Bernie Williams 29 New York Yankees  



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.

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?

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.