Doubles : 1931 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:

"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)
 

1931 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Earl Webb 67 Boston Red Sox 1
Dale Alexander 47 Detroit Tigers 2
Red Kress 46 St. Louis Browns 3
Joe Cronin 44 Washington Senators 4
Bing Miller 43 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Sam West 43 Washington Senators  
Goose Goslin 42 St. Louis Browns 7
Heinie Manush 41 Washington Senators 8
Roy Johnson 37 Detroit Tigers 9
Al Simmons 37 Philadelphia Athletics  
Earl Averill 36 Cleveland Indians 11
Joe Vosmik 36 Cleveland Indians  
Lew Fonseca 35 Cleveland Indians 13
Chicago White Sox  
Willie Kamm 35 Chicago White Sox  
Cleveland Indians  
Lyn Lary 35 New York Yankees  
Tom Oliver 35 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Kuhel 34 Washington Senators 17
Ski Melillo 34 St. Louis Browns  
Hal Rhyne 34 Boston Red Sox  
Ed Morgan 33 Cleveland Indians 20
Buddy Myer 33 Washington Senators  
Jimmie Foxx 32 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Jack Rothrock 32 Boston Red Sox  
Fred Schulte 32 St. Louis Browns  
Mickey Cochrane 31 Philadelphia Athletics 25



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 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?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.