Doubles : 2002 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

2002 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Garret Anderson 56 Anaheim Angels 1
Nomar Garciaparra 56 Boston Red Sox  
Alfonso Soriano 51 New York Yankees 3
Magglio Ordonez 47 Chicago White Sox 4
Carlos Beltran 44 Kansas City Royals 5
Shea Hillenbrand 43 Boston Red Sox 6
Jorge Posada 40 New York Yankees 7
John Olerud 39 Seattle Mariners 8
Randy Winn 39 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Eric Hinske 38 Toronto Blue Jays 10
Shannon Stewart 38 Toronto Blue Jays  
Torii Hunter 37 Minnesota Twins 12
Raul Ibanez 37 Kansas City Royals  
Jacque Jones 37 Minnesota Twins  
Corey Koskie 37 Minnesota Twins  
Tim Salmon 37 Anaheim Angels  
Bernie Williams 37 New York Yankees  
Tony Batista 36 Baltimore Orioles 18
Robert Fick 36 Detroit Tigers  
Trot Nixon 36 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Randa 36 Kansas City Royals  
Brad Fullmer 35 Anaheim Angels 22
Bret Boone 34 Seattle Mariners 23
Johnny Damon 34 Boston Red Sox  
Carlos Delgado 34 Toronto Blue Jays  



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?

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).