Doubles : 1944 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1944 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Boudreau 45 Cleveland Indians 1
Ken Keltner 41 Cleveland Indians 2
Bob Johnson 40 Boston Red Sox 3
Pete Fox 37 Boston Red Sox 4
Snuffy Stirnweiss 35 New York Yankees 5
Roy Cullenbine 34 Cleveland Indians 6
Johnny Lindell 33 New York Yankees 7
Pinky Higgins 32 Detroit Tigers 8
Vern Stephens 32 St. Louis Browns  
Hal Trosky 32 Chicago White Sox  
Stan Spence 31 Washington Senators 11
Bobby Doerr 30 Boston Red Sox 12
Oris Hockett 29 Cleveland Indians 13
Mickey Rocco 29 Cleveland Indians  
Catfish Metkovich 28 Boston Red Sox 15
Don Gutteridge 27 St. Louis Browns 16
Dick Siebert 27 Philadelphia Athletics  
Rudy York 27 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Kuhel 26 Washington Senators 19
George McQuinn 26 St. Louis Browns  
Wally Moses 26 Chicago White Sox  
Skeeter Newsome 26 Boston Red Sox  
Mark Christman 25 St. Louis Browns 23
Nick Etten 25 New York Yankees  
Ralph Hodgin 25 Chicago White Sox  



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.