Doubles : 1959 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
 

1959 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Harvey Kuenn 42 Detroit Tigers 1
Nellie Fox 34 Chicago White Sox 2
Frank Malzone 34 Boston Red Sox  
Pete Runnels 33 Boston Red Sox 4
Dick Williams 33 Kansas City Athletics  
Minnie Minoso 32 Cleveland Indians 6
Jackie Jensen 31 Boston Red Sox 7
Vic Power 31 Cleveland Indians  
Bubba Phillips 27 Chicago White Sox 9
Jim Landis 26 Chicago White Sox 10
Hector Lopez 26 Kansas City Athletics  
New York Yankees  
Yogi Berra 25 New York Yankees 12
Tony Kubek 25 New York Yankees  
Don Buddin 24 Boston Red Sox 14
Rocky Colavito 24 Cleveland Indians  
Elston Howard 24 New York Yankees  
Mickey Mantle 23 New York Yankees 17
Bob Cerv 22 Kansas City Athletics 18
Sherm Lollar 22 Chicago White Sox  
Gene Woodling 22 Baltimore Orioles  
Roger Maris 21 Kansas City Athletics 21
Hank Bauer 20 New York Yankees 22
Bob Boyd 20 Baltimore Orioles  
Harmon Killebrew 20 Washington Senators  
Woodie Held 19 Cleveland Indians 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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.