Doubles : 1955 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)
 

1955 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Harvey Kuenn 38 Detroit Tigers 1
Vic Power 34 Kansas City Athletics 2
Billy Goodman 31 Boston Red Sox 3
Jim Finigan 30 Kansas City Athletics 4
Sammy White 30 Boston Red Sox  
Nellie Fox 28 Chicago White Sox 6
Jackie Jensen 27 Boston Red Sox 7
Al Smith 27 Cleveland Indians  
Billy Klaus 26 Boston Red Sox 9
Minnie Minoso 26 Chicago White Sox  
Mickey Mantle 25 New York Yankees 11
Jimmy Piersall 25 Boston Red Sox  
Al Kaline 24 Detroit Tigers 13
George Kell 24 Chicago White Sox  
Jim Rivera 24 Chicago White Sox  
Hal Smith 23 Baltimore Orioles 16
Bill Tuttle 23 Detroit Tigers  
Mickey Vernon 23 Washington Senators  
Bobby Avila 22 Cleveland Indians 19
Ray Boone 22 Detroit Tigers  
Ted Williams 21 Boston Red Sox 21
Gene Woodling 21 Baltimore Orioles  
Cleveland Indians  
Hank Bauer 20 New York Yankees 23
Yogi Berra 20 New York Yankees  
Carlos Paula 20 Washington Senators  



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.

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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).