Doubles : 1917 American 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1917 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb 44 Detroit Tigers 1
Tris Speaker 42 Cleveland Indians 2
Bobby Veach 31 Detroit Tigers 3
Braggo Roth 30 Cleveland Indians 4
George Sisler 30 St. Louis Browns  
Jack Graney 29 Cleveland Indians 6
Duffy Lewis 29 Boston Red Sox  
Wally Pipp 29 New York Yankees  
Ping Bodie 28 Philadelphia Athletics 9
Ray Chapman 28 Cleveland Indians  
Amos Strunk 26 Philadelphia Athletics 11
Sam Rice 25 Washington Senators 12
Frank Baker 24 New York Yankees 13
Roger Peckinpaugh 24 New York Yankees  
Everett Scott 24 Boston Red Sox  
Larry Gardner 23 Boston Red Sox 16
Baby Doll Jacobson 23 St. Louis Browns  
Hank Severeid 23 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Harris 22 Cleveland Indians 19
Harry Heilmann 22 Detroit Tigers  
Del Pratt 22 St. Louis Browns  
Harry Hooper 21 Boston Red Sox 22
Ray Bates 20 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Joe Jackson 20 Chicago White Sox  
Swede Risberg 20 Chicago White Sox  



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?

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

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.