Doubles : 2000 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

2000 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carlos Delgado 57 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Nomar Garciaparra 51 Boston Red Sox 2
Deivi Cruz 46 Detroit Tigers 3
John Olerud 45 Seattle Mariners 4
Bobby Higginson 44 Detroit Tigers 5
Matt Lawton 44 Minnesota Twins  
Frank Thomas 44 Chicago White Sox  
Delino DeShields 43 Baltimore Orioles 8
Shannon Stewart 43 Toronto Blue Jays  
Johnny Damon 42 Kansas City Royals 10
David Segui 42 Texas Rangers  
Cleveland Indians  
Jermaine Dye 41 Kansas City Royals 12
Roberto Alomar 40 Cleveland Indians 13
Garret Anderson 40 Anaheim Angels  
Ben Grieve 40 Oakland Athletics  
Darin Erstad 39 Anaheim Angels 16
Travis Fryman 38 Cleveland Indians 17
Albert Belle 37 Baltimore Orioles 18
Troy Glaus 37 Anaheim Angels  
Tino Martinez 37 New York Yankees  
Jose Valentin 37 Chicago White Sox  
Bernie Williams 37 New York Yankees  
David Ortiz 36 Minnesota Twins 23
Tim Salmon 36 Anaheim Angels  
Ray Durham 35 Chicago White Sox 25



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

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?