Top 25 Doubles in 1972 in the National League

Doubles : 1972 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1972 Doubles Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Doubles Team Rank

Cesar Cedeno 39 Houston Astros 1

Willie Montanez 39 Philadelphia Phillies

Ted Simmons 36 St. Louis Cardinals 3

Billy Williams 34 Chicago Cubs 4

Tito Fuentes 33 San Francisco Giants 5

Greg Luzinski 33 Philadelphia Phillies

Tony Perez 33 Cincinnati Reds

Lee May 31 Houston Astros 8

Pete Rose 31 Cincinnati Reds

Bobby Bonds 29 San Francisco Giants 10

Jimmy Wynn 29 Houston Astros

Willie Stargell 28 Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Bobby Tolan 28 Cincinnati Reds

Dusty Baker 27 Atlanta Braves 14

Nate Colbert 27 San Diego Padres

Al Oliver 27 Pittsburgh Pirates

Bob Watson 27 Houston Astros

Lou Brock 26 St. Louis Cardinals 18

Garry Maddox 26 San Francisco Giants

Joe Torre 26 St. Louis Cardinals

Ron Santo 25 Chicago Cubs 21

Chris Speier 25 San Francisco Giants

Jose Cardenal 24 Chicago Cubs 23

Richie Hebner 24 Pittsburgh Pirates

Doug Rader 24 Houston Astros

Name Doubles Team Rank

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?

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.

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).

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