Doubles : 1950 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1950 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Kell 56 Detroit Tigers 1
Vic Wertz 37 Detroit Tigers 2
Phil Rizzuto 36 New York Yankees 3
Hoot Evers 35 Detroit Tigers 4
Vern Stephens 34 Boston Red Sox 5
Joe DiMaggio 33 New York Yankees 6
Al Zarilla 32 Boston Red Sox 7
Yogi Berra 30 New York Yankees 8
Dom DiMaggio 30 Boston Red Sox  
Johnny Groth 30 Detroit Tigers  
Bobby Doerr 29 Boston Red Sox 11
Walt Dropo 28 Boston Red Sox 12
Bob Kennedy 27 Cleveland Indians 13
Dick Kokos 27 St. Louis Browns  
Johnny Lipon 27 Detroit Tigers  
Dale Mitchell 27 Cleveland Indians  
Irv Noren 27 Washington Senators  
Jerry Priddy 26 Detroit Tigers 18
Eddie Yost 26 Washington Senators  
Ray Coleman 25 St. Louis Browns 20
Larry Doby 25 Cleveland Indians  
Ferris Fain 25 Philadelphia Athletics  
Billy Goodman 25 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Williams 24 Boston Red Sox 24
Ken Wood 24 St. Louis Browns  



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.

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.