Doubles : 1981 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1981 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Buckner 35 Chicago Cubs 1
Ruppert Jones 34 San Diego Padres 2
Dave Concepcion 28 Cincinnati Reds 3
Keith Hernandez 27 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Chris Chambliss 25 Atlanta Braves 5
Terry Kennedy 24 San Diego Padres 6
George Foster 23 Cincinnati Reds 7
Steve Garvey 23 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ray Knight 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Madlock 23 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Art Howe 22 Houston Astros 11
Claudell Washington 22 Atlanta Braves  
Hubie Brooks 21 New York Mets 13
Andre Dawson 21 Montreal Expos  
Ken Griffey 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Gary Matthews 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Enos Cabell 20 San Francisco Giants 17
Gary Carter 20 Montreal Expos  
Cesar Cedeno 19 Houston Astros 19
Jack Clark 19 San Francisco Giants  
Warren Cromartie 19 Montreal Expos  
George Hendrick 19 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry Parrish 19 Montreal Expos  
Terry Puhl 19 Houston Astros  
Luis Salazar 19 San Diego Padres  



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

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.

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.