Doubles : 1985 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)
 

1985 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dave Parker 42 Cincinnati Reds 1
Glenn Wilson 39 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Tom Herr 38 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Tim Wallach 36 Montreal Expos 4
Hubie Brooks 34 Montreal Expos 5
Jose Cruz 34 Houston Astros  
Steve Garvey 34 San Diego Padres  
Keith Hernandez 34 New York Mets  
Johnny Ray 33 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Leon Durham 32 Chicago Cubs 10
Dale Murphy 32 Atlanta Braves  
Bill Doran 31 Houston Astros 12
Juan Samuel 31 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ryne Sandberg 31 Chicago Cubs  
Mike Schmidt 31 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jody Davis 30 Chicago Cubs 16
Von Hayes 30 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vance Law 30 Montreal Expos  
Keith Moreland 30 Chicago Cubs  
Tim Raines 30 Montreal Expos  
Garry Templeton 30 San Diego Padres  
Tony Gwynn 29 San Diego Padres 22
Carmelo Martinez 28 San Diego Padres 23
Kevin Bass 27 Houston Astros 24
Andre Dawson 27 Montreal Expos  



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

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.

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?