Doubles : 2003 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

2003 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Garret Anderson 49 Anaheim Angels 1
Vernon Wells 49 Toronto Blue Jays  
Aubrey Huff 47 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3
Magglio Ordonez 46 Chicago White Sox 4
Eric Hinske 45 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Bill Mueller 45 Boston Red Sox  
Shannon Stewart 44 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Minnesota Twins  
Hideki Matsui 42 New York Yankees 8
Miguel Tejada 42 Oakland Athletics  
Eric Chavez 39 Oakland Athletics 10
Jay Gibbons 39 Baltimore Orioles  
David Ortiz 39 Boston Red Sox  
Carlos Delgado 38 Toronto Blue Jays 13
Doug Mientkiewicz 38 Minnesota Twins  
Todd Walker 38 Boston Red Sox  
Nomar Garciaparra 37 Boston Red Sox 16
Travis Lee 37 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Randy Winn 37 Seattle Mariners  
Manny Ramirez 36 Boston Red Sox 19
Alfonso Soriano 36 New York Yankees  
Scott Spiezio 36 Anaheim Angels  
Casey Blake 35 Cleveland Indians 22
Bret Boone 35 Seattle Mariners  
Carlos Lee 35 Chicago White Sox  
John Olerud 35 Seattle Mariners  



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.

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.