Doubles : 2005 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)
 

2005 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Derrek Lee 50 Chicago Cubs 1
Marcus Giles 45 Atlanta Braves 2
Todd Helton 45 Colorado Rockies  
Jason Bay 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Miguel Cabrera 43 Florida Marlins 5
Joe Randa 43 Cincinnati Reds  
San Diego Padres  
Geoff Jenkins 42 Milwaukee Brewers 7
Brad Wilkerson 42 Washington Nationals  
David Wright 42 New York Mets  
Carlos Delgado 41 Florida Marlins 10
Carlos Lee 41 Milwaukee Brewers  
Craig Biggio 40 Houston Astros 12
Bill Hall 39 Milwaukee Brewers 13
Chase Utley 39 Philadelphia Phillies  
Brian Giles 38 San Diego Padres 15
Albert Pujols 38 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jimmy Rollins 38 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Abreu 37 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Jim Edmonds 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Luis Gonzalez 37 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Shawn Green 37 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Vinny Castilla 36 Washington Nationals 22
Jeff Kent 36 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mike Lowell 36 Florida Marlins  
Adam Dunn 35 Cincinnati Reds 25



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?

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.

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