Doubles : 1917 National 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)
 

1917 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Heinie Groh 39 Cincinnati Reds 1
Fred Merkle 31 Brooklyn Robins 2
Chicago Cubs  
Red Smith 31 Boston Braves  
Gavvy Cravath 29 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Hal Chase 28 Cincinnati Reds 5
Dode Paskert 27 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Milt Stock 27 Philadelphia Phillies  
Doug Baird 25 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
St. Louis Cardinals  
George Burns 25 New York Giants  
Art Fletcher 24 New York Giants 10
Rogers Hornsby 24 St. Louis Cardinals  
Fred Luderus 24 Philadelphia Phillies  
Possum Whitted 24 Philadelphia Phillies  
Casey Stengel 23 Brooklyn Robins 14
Dave Bancroft 22 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Benny Kauff 22 New York Giants  
Cy Williams 22 Chicago Cubs  
Heinie Zimmerman 22 New York Giants  
Max Carey 21 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Gene Paulette 21 St. Louis Cardinals  
Walton Cruise 20 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Larry Doyle 19 Chicago Cubs 22
Ed Konetchy 19 Boston Braves  
Larry Kopf 19 Cincinnati Reds  
Les Mann 19 Chicago Cubs  



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?

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.

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