Doubles : 1960 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1960 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vada Pinson 37 Cincinnati Reds 1
Orlando Cepeda 36 San Francisco Giants 2
Frank Robinson 33 Cincinnati Reds 3
Bob Skinner 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ernie Banks 32 Chicago Cubs 5
Willie Mays 29 San Francisco Giants 6
Joe Cunningham 28 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Bill Bruton 27 Milwaukee Braves 8
Bill White 27 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Boyer 26 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Dick Groat 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pancho Herrera 26 Philadelphia Phillies  
Norm Larker 26 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tony Taylor 25 Chicago Cubs 14
Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Hoak 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Ron Santo 24 Chicago Cubs  
Charlie Neal 23 Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Roberto Clemente 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Tony Gonzalez 22 Cincinnati Reds  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Adcock 21 Milwaukee Braves 20
Eddie Kasko 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Willie Kirkland 21 San Francisco Giants  
Bill Mazeroski 21 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wally Moon 21 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Hank Aaron 20 Milwaukee Braves 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).

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.