Doubles : 1932 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1932 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eric McNair 47 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Charlie Gehringer 44 Detroit Tigers 2
Joe Cronin 43 Washington Senators 3
Lou Gehrig 42 New York Yankees 4
Red Kress 42 St. Louis Browns  
Chicago White Sox  
Dick Porter 42 Cleveland Indians  
Ben Chapman 41 New York Yankees 7
Heinie Manush 41 Washington Senators  
Joe Vosmik 39 Cleveland Indians 9
Roy Johnson 38 Detroit Tigers 10
Boston Red Sox  
Buddy Myer 38 Washington Senators  
Earl Averill 37 Cleveland Indians 12
Bruce Campbell 36 Chicago White Sox 13
St. Louis Browns  
Bill Cissell 36 Chicago White Sox  
Cleveland Indians  
Mickey Cochrane 35 Philadelphia Athletics 15
Fred Schulte 35 St. Louis Browns  
John Stone 35 Detroit Tigers  
Willie Kamm 34 Cleveland Indians 18
Jack Burns 33 St. Louis Browns 19
Jimmie Foxx 33 Philadelphia Athletics  
Earle Combs 32 New York Yankees 21
Harry Davis 32 Detroit Tigers  
Ed Morgan 32 Cleveland Indians  
Gee Walker 32 Detroit Tigers  
Rick Ferrell 30 St. Louis Browns 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?

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.