Doubles : 1938 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:

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1938 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe Medwick 47 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Frank McCormick 40 Cincinnati Reds 2
Hersh Martin 36 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Pep Young 36 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gus Suhr 35 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Arky Vaughan 35 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Stan Hack 34 Chicago Cubs 7
Billy Herman 34 Chicago Cubs  
Cookie Lavagetto 34 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Mize 34 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Rizzo 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Paul Waner 31 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ernie Lombardi 30 Cincinnati Reds 13
Morrie Arnovich 29 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Ernie Koy 29 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Harry Craft 28 Cincinnati Reds 16
Vince DiMaggio 28 Boston Bees  
Carl Reynolds 28 Chicago Cubs  
Ival Goodman 27 Cincinnati Reds 19
Dick Bartell 26 New York Giants 20
Harry Danning 26 New York Giants  
Lonny Frey 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Stu Martin 26 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Padgett 26 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dolph Camilli 25 Brooklyn Dodgers 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?

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

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.