Doubles : 1972 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
 

1972 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Piniella 33 Kansas City Royals 1
Joe Rudi 32 Oakland Athletics 2
Bobby Murcer 30 New York Yankees 3
Tommy Harper 29 Boston Red Sox 4
Roy White 29 New York Yankees  
Dick Allen 28 Chicago White Sox 6
Carlton Fisk 28 Boston Red Sox  
Graig Nettles 28 Cleveland Indians  
Amos Otis 28 Kansas City Royals  
Chris Chambliss 27 Cleveland Indians 10
Luis Aparicio 26 Boston Red Sox 11
Carlos May 26 Chicago White Sox  
Bert Campaneris 25 Oakland Athletics 13
Reggie Jackson 25 Oakland Athletics  
Freddie Patek 25 Kansas City Royals  
Cookie Rojas 25 Kansas City Royals  
Reggie Smith 25 Boston Red Sox  
John Mayberry 24 Kansas City Royals 18
Vada Pinson 24 California Angels  
George Scott 24 Milwaukee Brewers  
Brooks Robinson 23 Baltimore Orioles 21
Aurelio Rodriguez 23 Detroit Tigers  
Ron Blomberg 22 New York Yankees 23
Davey Johnson 22 Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Oliver 22 Kansas City Royals  
California Angels  



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?