Doubles : 1948 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1948 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 46 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Del Ennis 40 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Al Dark 39 Boston Braves 3
Jackie Robinson 38 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Tommy Holmes 35 Boston Braves 5
Pee Wee Reese 31 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Andy Pafko 30 Chicago Cubs 7
Virgil Stallcup 30 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Blatnik 27 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Stan Rojek 27 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Enos Slaughter 27 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eddie Waitkus 27 Chicago Cubs  
Sid Gordon 26 New York Giants 13
Jeff Heath 26 Boston Braves  
Marty Marion 26 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Mize 26 New York Giants  
Bob Elliott 24 Boston Braves 17
Whitey Lockman 24 New York Giants  
Bill Nicholson 24 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Wyrostek 24 Cincinnati Reds  
Ted Kluszewski 23 Cincinnati Reds 21
Earl Torgeson 23 Boston Braves  
Gene Hermanski 22 Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Mike McCormick 22 Boston Braves  
Hank Sauer 22 Cincinnati Reds  



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?

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.