Doubles : 1997 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)
 

1997 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mark Grudzielanek 54 Montreal Expos 1
Tony Gwynn 49 San Diego Padres 2
Larry Walker 46 Colorado Rockies 3
Mike Lansing 45 Montreal Expos 4
Raul Mondesi 42 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Chipper Jones 41 Atlanta Braves 6
Jeff Bagwell 40 Houston Astros 7
Mickey Morandini 40 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Bonilla 39 Florida Marlins 9
Royce Clayton 39 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jeff Kent 38 San Francisco Giants 11
Craig Biggio 37 Houston Astros 12
Rico Brogna 36 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Jason Kendall 36 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ray Lankford 36 St. Louis Cardinals  
J.T. Snow 36 San Francisco Giants  
Scott Rolen 35 Philadelphia Phillies 17
John Olerud 34 New York Mets 18
Eric Young 33 Colorado Rockies 19
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mark Grace 32 Chicago Cubs 20
Brian McRae 32 Chicago Cubs  
New York Mets  
Mike Piazza 32 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dante Bichette 31 Colorado Rockies 23
Jeff Blauser 31 Atlanta Braves  
Andres Galarraga 31 Colorado Rockies  



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).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.