Doubles : 1958 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1958 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Harvey Kuenn 39 Detroit Tigers 1
Vic Power 37 Kansas City Athletics 2
Cleveland Indians  
Al Kaline 34 Detroit Tigers 3
Pete Runnels 32 Boston Red Sox 4
Jackie Jensen 31 Boston Red Sox 5
Frank Malzone 30 Boston Red Sox 6
Billy Gardner 28 Baltimore Orioles 7
Hector Lopez 28 Kansas City Athletics  
Rocky Colavito 26 Cleveland Indians 9
Frank Bolling 25 Detroit Tigers 10
Don Buddin 25 Boston Red Sox  
Minnie Minoso 25 Cleveland Indians  
Albie Pearson 25 Washington Senators  
Jim Landis 23 Chicago White Sox 14
Al Smith 23 Chicago White Sox  
Ted Williams 23 Boston Red Sox  
Hank Bauer 22 New York Yankees 17
Bill Skowron 22 New York Yankees  
Mickey Vernon 22 Cleveland Indians  
Bobby Avila 21 Cleveland Indians 20
Bob Boyd 21 Baltimore Orioles  
Nellie Fox 21 Chicago White Sox  
Tony Kubek 21 New York Yankees  
Mickey Mantle 21 New York Yankees  
Al Pilarcik 21 Baltimore Orioles  



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.

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).

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.