Single Season Leaders for Grounding Into Double Plays in the National League

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 National 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 National League Leaders

'Top 100'
Miguel Tejada 32 2008 Houston Astros NL 1
Brad Ausmus 30 2002 Houston Astros NL 2
Ernie Lombardi 30 1938 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Ted Simmons 29 1973 St. Louis Cardinals NL 4
Miguel Tejada 29 2009 Houston Astros NL  
Sid Gordon 28 1951 Boston Braves NL 6
John Bateman 27 1971 Montreal Expos NL 7
Sean Casey 27 2005 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Carl Furillo 27 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Eric Karros 27 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Carlos Lee 27 2007 Houston Astros NL  
Derrek Lee 27 2008 Chicago Cubs NL  
Yadier Molina 27 2009 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Jay Payton 27 2003 Colorado Rockies NL  
Mike Piazza 27 1999 New York Mets NL  
A.J. Pierzynski 27 2004 San Francisco Giants NL  
Albert Pujols 27 2007 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Ron Santo 27 1973 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ken Singleton 27 1973 Montreal Expos NL  
Todd Zeile 27 2002 Colorado Rockies NL  
Jeff Cirillo 26 1998 Milwaukee Brewers NL 21
Sid Gordon 26 1943 New York Giants NL  
Shawn Green 26 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Cleon Jones 26 1970 New York Mets NL  
Billy Jurges 26 1939 New York Giants NL  
Ernie Lombardi 26 1933 Cincinnati Reds NL  
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  
Joe Torre 26 1964 Milwaukee Braves NL  
Ryan Zimmerman 26 2007 Washington Nationals NL  
Joe Adcock 25 1951 Cincinnati Reds NL 34
Jeff Bagwell 25 2003 Houston Astros NL  
Frank Bolling 25 1961 Milwaukee Braves NL  
Royce Clayton 25 2003 Milwaukee Brewers NL  
Del Ennis 25 1950 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Steve Garvey 25 1984 San Diego Padres NL  
Steve Garvey 25 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Steve Garvey 25 1985 San Diego Padres NL  
Mark Grace 25 1993 Chicago Cubs NL  
Charlie Hayes 25 1993 Colorado Rockies NL  
Nippy Jones 25 1948 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Kevin Kouzmanoff 25 2009 San Diego Padres NL  
James Loney 25 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Bill Madlock 25 1977 San Francisco Giants NL  
Hunter Pence 25 2009 Houston Astros NL  
Aramis Ramirez 25 2004 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ken Reitz 25 1974 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Ron Santo 25 1961 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ted Sizemore 25 1977 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Al Todd 25 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Garrett Atkins 24 2006 Colorado Rockies NL 54
David Bell 24 2005 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Vinny Castilla 24 1998 Colorado Rockies NL  
Roberto Clemente 24 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Del Crandall 24 1959 Milwaukee Braves NL  
Warren Cromartie 24 1980 Montreal Expos NL  
Yunel Escobar 24 2008 Atlanta Braves NL  
Adrian Gonzalez 24 2006 San Diego Padres NL  
Adrian Gonzalez 24 2008 San Diego Padres NL  
Sid Gordon 24 1949 New York Giants NL  
Gene Green 24 1958 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Vladimir Guerrero 24 2001 Montreal Expos NL  
Steve Henderson 24 1978 New York Mets NL  
Billy Herman 24 1938 Chicago Cubs NL  
Billy Herman 24 1939 Chicago Cubs NL  
Andruw Jones 24 2004 Atlanta Braves NL  
Ray Knight 24 1980 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Ernie Lombardi 24 1934 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Ernie Lombardi 24 1939 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Willie McGee 24 1987 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Dale Murphy 24 1988 Atlanta Braves NL  
Eddie Murray 24 1993 New York Mets NL  
Ken Reitz 24 1976 San Francisco Giants NL  
Glenn Wilson 24 1985 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Dick Allen 23 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 78
Bob Bailey 23 1973 Montreal Expos NL  
Bret Boone 23 1998 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Dave Concepcion 23 1985 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Ron Coomer 23 2001 Chicago Cubs NL  
Babe Dahlgren 23 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Frank Demaree 23 1937 Chicago Cubs NL  
Del Ennis 23 1954 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Adrian Gonzalez 23 2009 San Diego Padres NL  
Granny Hamner 23 1957 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Jim Ray Hart 23 1966 San Francisco Giants NL  
Matt Holliday 23 2007 Colorado Rockies NL  
Jeff Kent 23 2004 Houston Astros NL  
Hal Lee 23 1936 Boston Bees NL  
Ernie Lombardi 23 1944 New York Giants NL  
Gary Matthews 23 1982 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Frank McCormick 23 1940 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Frank McCormick 23 1939 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Bengie Molina 23 2008 San Francisco Giants NL  
Al Oliver 23 1984 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
San Francisco Giants NL
Lance Parrish 23 1987 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Albert Pujols 23 2009 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Doug Rader 23 1970 Houston Astros NL 100
Bill Russell 23 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Duke Snider 23 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Frank Thomas 23 1963 New York Mets NL  
Joe Torre 23 1970 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Pie Traynor 23 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Ellis Valentine 23 1979 Montreal Expos NL  
Preston Wilson 23 2003 Colorado Rockies NL  
Mickey Witek 23 1942 New York Giants NL  
Current Through 2009 Season


Did you know that there have been only two (2) instances in the National League where a player has grounded into a double play at least thirty (30) times? By comparison there have been twelve (12) by eleven (11) players in the American League.

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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 is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Games Played?
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