Doubles : 1976 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1976 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Amos Otis 40 Kansas City Royals 1
George Brett 34 Kansas City Royals 2
Rico Carty 34 Cleveland Indians  
Dwight Evans 34 Boston Red Sox  
Hal McRae 34 Kansas City Royals  
Chris Chambliss 32 New York Yankees 6
Fred Lynn 32 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Rudi 32 Oakland Athletics  
Bobby Grich 31 Baltimore Orioles 9
Mickey Rivers 31 New York Yankees  
Mike Hargrove 30 Texas Rangers 11
Rod Carew 29 Minnesota Twins 12
Phil Garner 29 Oakland Athletics  
Graig Nettles 29 New York Yankees  
Jorge Orta 29 Chicago White Sox  
Roy White 29 New York Yankees  
Roy Howell 28 Texas Rangers 17
Rusty Staub 28 Detroit Tigers  
Rick Burleson 27 Boston Red Sox 19
Reggie Jackson 27 Baltimore Orioles  
Thurman Munson 27 New York Yankees  
Buddy Bell 26 Cleveland Indians 22
Don Baylor 25 Oakland Athletics 23
Jim Rice 25 Boston Red Sox  
Ken Singleton 25 Baltimore Orioles  



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 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?

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.