Doubles : 1998 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:

"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)
 

1998 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Craig Biggio 51 Houston Astros 1
Dante Bichette 48 Colorado Rockies 2
Dmitri Young 48 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry Walker 46 Colorado Rockies 4
Cliff Floyd 45 Florida Marlins 5
Scott Rolen 45 Philadelphia Phillies  
Barry Bonds 44 San Francisco Giants 7
Brad Fullmer 44 Montreal Expos  
Derek Bell 41 Houston Astros 9
Steve Finley 40 San Diego Padres 10
Kevin Young 40 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mark Grace 39 Chicago Cubs 12
Mike Lansing 39 Colorado Rockies  
Fernando Vina 39 Milwaukee Brewers  
Bret Boone 38 Cincinnati Reds 15
Jose Guillen 38 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mike Piazza 38 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Florida Marlins  
New York Mets  
Vladimir Guerrero 37 Montreal Expos 18
Todd Helton 37 Colorado Rockies  
Jeff Kent 37 San Francisco Giants  
Ray Lankford 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Rico Brogna 36 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Jason Kendall 36 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Brian McRae 36 New York Mets  
John Olerud 36 New York Mets  



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).

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

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?