Doubles : 1928 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:

"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)
 

1928 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Paul Waner 50 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Chick Hafey 46 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Jim Bottomley 42 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Rogers Hornsby 42 Boston Braves  
Freddie Lindstrom 39 New York Giants 5
Pie Traynor 38 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Babe Herman 37 Brooklyn Robins 7
Les Bell 36 Boston Braves 8
Freddy Leach 36 Philadelphia Phillies  
Riggs Stephenson 36 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Terry 36 New York Giants  
Taylor Douthit 35 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Travis Jackson 35 New York Giants  
Pinky Whitney 35 Philadelphia Phillies  
Fresco Thompson 34 Philadelphia Phillies 15
George Kelly 33 Cincinnati Reds 16
Hack Wilson 32 Chicago Cubs 17
Ethan Allen 30 Cincinnati Reds 18
Del Bissonette 30 Brooklyn Robins  
Jimmie Wilson 30 Philadelphia Phillies  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Rube Bressler 29 Brooklyn Robins 21
Frankie Frisch 29 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eddie Brown 28 Boston Braves 23
Denny Sothern 27 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Chuck Dressen 26 Cincinnati Reds 25



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).

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