Doubles : 1949 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1949 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 41 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Del Ennis 39 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Grady Hatton 38 Cincinnati Reds 3
Jackie Robinson 38 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Willie Jones 35 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Bobby Thomson 35 New York Giants  
Enos Slaughter 34 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Granny Hamner 32 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Whitey Lockman 32 New York Giants  
Marty Marion 31 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Bob Elliott 29 Boston Braves 11
Andy Pafko 29 Chicago Cubs  
Duke Snider 28 Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Virgil Stallcup 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Jimmy Bloodworth 27 Cincinnati Reds 15
Carl Furillo 27 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Pee Wee Reese 27 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Sid Gordon 26 New York Giants 18
Ted Kluszewski 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Red Schoendienst 25 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Eddie Stanky 24 Boston Braves 21
Wally Westlake 24 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Al Dark 23 Boston Braves 23
Gil Hodges 23 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hank Sauer 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Chicago Cubs  



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).

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.

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.