Single Season Leaders for Grounding Into Double Plays

Each of the following players holds a dubious mark in baseball history and each of them could easily be the hero of their team with one swing or the brunt of the fan's boos with another type of swing. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) single season Major League career leaders for grounding into double plays. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
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Grounding into Double Plays
Single Season Leaders

'Top 100'
Jim Rice 36 1984 Boston Red Sox AL 1
Jim Rice 35 1985 Boston Red Sox AL 2
Ben Grieve 32 2000 Oakland Athletics AL 3
Jackie Jensen 32 1954 Boston Red Sox AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 32 1985 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Ivan Rodriguez 32 1999 Texas Rangers AL  
Tony Armas 31 1983 Boston Red Sox AL 7
Bobby Doerr 31 1949 Boston Red Sox AL  
Jim Rice 31 1983 Boston Red Sox AL  
Brad Ausmus 30 2002 Houston Astros NL 10
Billy Hitchcock 30 1950 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Ernie Lombardi 30 1938 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Dave Winfield 30 1983 New York Yankees AL  
Carl Yastrzemski 30 1964 Boston Red Sox AL  
George Bell 29 1992 Chicago White Sox AL 15
Jimmy Bloodworth 29 1943 Detroit Tigers AL  
Frank Howard 29 1971 Washington Senators AL  
Frank Howard 29 1969 Washington Senators AL  
Dave Philley 29 1952 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Jim Presley 29 1985 Seattle Mariners AL  
Jim Rice 29 1982 Boston Red Sox AL  
Brooks Robinson 29 1960 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Ted Simmons 29 1973 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Julio Franco 28 1986 Cleveland Indians AL 24
Sid Gordon 28 1951 Boston Braves NL  
George Kell 28 1944 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Harmon Killebrew 28 1970 Minnesota Twins AL  
Paul Konerko 28 2003 Chicago White Sox AL  
Magglio Ordonez 28 2000 Chicago White Sox AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 28 1996 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Miguel Tejada 28 2006 Baltimore Orioles AL  
John Bateman 27 1971 Montreal Expos NL 32
Bruce Bochte 27 1979 Seattle Mariners AL  
Sean Casey 27 2005 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Julio Franco 27 1989 Texas Rangers AL  
Carl Furillo 27 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Billy Johnson 27 1943 New York Yankees AL  
Eric Karros 27 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Carlos Lee 27 2007 Houston Astros NL  
Sherm Lollar 27 1959 Chicago White Sox AL  
Victor Martinez 27 2006 Cleveland Indians AL  
Jay Payton 27 2003 Colorado Rockies NL  
Mike Piazza 27 1999 New York Mets NL  
A.J. Pierzynski 27 2004 San Francisco Giants NL  
Kirby Puckett 27 1991 Minnesota Twins AL  
Albert Pujols 27 2007 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Al Rosen 27 1950 Cleveland Indians AL  
Ron Santo 27 1973 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ken Singleton 27 1973 Montreal Expos NL  
Rusty Staub 27 1977 Detroit Tigers AL  
Joe Vosmik 27 1939 Boston Red Sox AL  
Carl Yastrzemski 27 1962 Boston Red Sox AL  
Michael Young 27 2006 Texas Rangers AL  
Todd Zeile 27 2002 Colorado Rockies NL  
Jerry Adair 26 1965 Baltimore Orioles AL 55
Albert Belle 26 1997 Chicago White Sox AL  
Lyman Bostock 26 1978 California Angels AL  
Ivan Calderon 26 1990 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jeff Cirillo 26 1998 Milwaukee Brewers NL  
Walt Dropo 26 1952 Boston Red Sox AL  
Detroit Tigers AL
Julio Franco 26 1985 Cleveland Indians AL  
Sid Gordon 26 1943 New York Giants NL  
Gene Green 26 1961 Washington Senators AL  
Shawn Green 26 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Cleon Jones 26 1970 New York Mets NL  
Billy Jurges 26 1939 New York Giants NL  
Jason Kendall 26 2005 Oakland Athletics AL  
Ernie Lombardi 26 1933 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Lee May 26 1975 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Willie Montanez 26 1975 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
San Francisco Giants NL
Willie Montanez 26 1976 Atlanta Braves NL  
San Francisco Giants NL
Dave Parker 26 1985 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Brandon Phillips 26 2007 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Mike Piazza 26 2002 New York Mets NL  
George Scott 26 1975 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Miguel Tejada 26 2005 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Joe Torre 26 1964 Milwaukee Braves NL  
John Wathan 26 1982 Kansas City Royals AL  
Ryan Zimmerman 26 2007 Washington Nationals NL  
Joe Adcock 25 1951 Cincinnati Reds NL 80
Jeff Bagwell 25 2003 Houston Astros NL  
Frank Bolling 25 1961 Milwaukee Braves NL  
Mike Bordick 25 1999 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Bill Buckner 25 1986 Boston Red Sox AL  
Danny Cater 25 1969 Oakland Athletics AL  
Royce Clayton 25 2003 Milwaukee Brewers NL  
Rocky Colavito 25 1966 Cleveland Indians AL  
Ron Coomer 25 2000 Minnesota Twins AL  
Deivi Cruz 25 2000 Detroit Tigers AL  
Sam Dente 25 1950 Washington Senators AL  
Bobby Doerr 25 1947 Boston Red Sox AL  
Del Ennis 25 1950 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Gary Gaetti 25 1987 Minnesota Twins AL  
Steve Garvey 25 1985 San Diego Padres NL  
Steve Garvey 25 1984 San Diego Padres NL  
Steve Garvey 25 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Troy Glaus 25 2006 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Mark Grace 25 1993 Chicago Cubs NL  
Charlie Hayes 25 1993 Colorado Rockies NL  
George Hendrick 25 1975 Cleveland Indians AL 100
Alex Johnson 25 1970 California Angels AL  
Nippy Jones 25 1948 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Paul Konerko 25 2006 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bill Madlock 25 1977 San Francisco Giants NL  
Hideki Matsui 25 2003 New York Yankees AL  
Carlos May 25 1970 Chicago White Sox AL  
Paul O'Neill 25 1995 New York Yankees AL  
Tony Perez 25 1980 Boston Red Sox AL  
Lou Piniella 25 1972 Kansas City Royals AL  
Aramis Ramirez 25 2004 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ken Reitz 25 1974 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Ron Santo 25 1961 Chicago Cubs NL  
George Scott 25 1966 Boston Red Sox AL  
George Scott 25 1974 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Ted Sizemore 25 1977 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Vern Stephens 25 1948 Boston Red Sox AL  
Frank Thomas 25 1996 Chicago White Sox AL  
Al Todd 25 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Bill Tuttle 25 1955 Detroit Tigers AL  
Current Through End of 2007 Regular Season


Jim Rice holds the top two (2) positions on the single season leader for grounding into double plays chart, but he is not the career leader for grounding into double plays and only comes in at number six. Click the link to find out who number one through five are.

The American League single season record for grounding into double plays was set in 1984 by Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox. The National League single season record for grounding into double plays was set in 1938 by Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds and tied in 2002 by Brad Ausmus of the Houston Astros.

There are fourteen (14) instances in Major League history where a player has grounded into a double play at least thirty (30) times during a single season. Twelve (12) of those fourteen instances occurred in the American League. Why is this ratio so high? Share your thoughts on Baseball Fever.
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