Doubles : 1959 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:

"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)
 

1959 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vada Pinson 47 Cincinnati Reds 1
Hank Aaron 46 Milwaukee Braves 2
Willie Mays 43 San Francisco Giants 3
Gino Cimoli 40 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Orlando Cepeda 35 San Francisco Giants 5
Johnny Temple 35 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill White 33 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Frank Robinson 31 Cincinnati Reds 8
Charlie Neal 30 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Tony Taylor 30 Chicago Cubs  
Ed Bouchee 29 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Don Hoak 29 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Harry Anderson 28 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Smoky Burgess 28 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Cunningham 28 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gus Bell 27 Cincinnati Reds 16
Don Blasingame 26 St. Louis Cardinals 17
Wally Moon 26 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ernie Banks 25 Chicago Cubs 19
Bill Virdon 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Bill Bruton 22 Milwaukee Braves 21
Al Dark 22 Chicago Cubs  
Dick Groat 22 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Willie Kirkland 22 San Francisco Giants  
Willie Jones 21 Philadelphia Phillies 25
Cincinnati Reds  



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

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 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?