Doubles : 1973 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)
 

1973 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Sal Bando 32 Oakland Athletics 1
Pedro Garcia 32 Milwaukee Brewers  
Rod Carew 30 Minnesota Twins 3
Chris Chambliss 30 Cleveland Indians  
George Scott 30 Milwaukee Brewers  
Bobby Grich 29 Baltimore Orioles 6
Bill Melton 29 Chicago White Sox  
Thurman Munson 29 New York Yankees  
Bobby Murcer 29 New York Yankees  
Frank Robinson 29 California Angels  
Cookie Rojas 29 Kansas City Royals  
Steve Braun 28 Minnesota Twins 12
Reggie Jackson 28 Oakland Athletics  
Don Money 28 Milwaukee Brewers  
Lou Piniella 28 Kansas City Royals  
Aurelio Rodriguez 27 Detroit Tigers 16
Alex Johnson 26 Texas Rangers 17
Paul Blair 25 Baltimore Orioles 18
Orlando Cepeda 25 Boston Red Sox  
Larry Hisle 25 Minnesota Twins  
Jim Holt 25 Minnesota Twins  
Joe Rudi 25 Oakland Athletics  
Carl Yastrzemski 25 Boston Red Sox  
Pat Kelly 24 Chicago White Sox 24
Ed Kirkpatrick 24 Kansas City Royals  



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?

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.