Doubles : 1970 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1970 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Wes Parker 47 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Willie McCovey 39 San Francisco Giants 2
Pete Rose 37 Cincinnati Reds 3
Bobby Bonds 36 San Francisco Giants 4
Dick Dietz 36 San Francisco Giants  
Johnny Bench 35 Cincinnati Reds 6
Ken Henderson 35 San Francisco Giants  
Ollie Brown 34 San Diego Padres 8
Lee May 34 Cincinnati Reds  
Bobby Tolan 34 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Williams 34 Chicago Cubs  
Orlando Cepeda 33 Atlanta Braves 12
Jim Hickman 33 Chicago Cubs  
Al Oliver 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jose Cardenal 32 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Jimmy Wynn 32 Houston Astros  
Tommie Agee 30 New York Mets 17
Ron Santo 30 Chicago Cubs  
Lou Brock 29 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Dave Campbell 28 San Diego Padres 20
Deron Johnson 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Morgan 28 Houston Astros  
Tony Perez 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Jesus Alou 27 Houston Astros 24
Joe Torre 27 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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?