Doubles : 1996 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)
 

1996 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Alex Rodriguez 54 Seattle Mariners 1
Edgar Martinez 52 Seattle Mariners 2
Ivan Rodriguez 47 Texas Rangers 3
Jeff Cirillo 46 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Marty Cordova 46 Minnesota Twins  
Manny Ramirez 45 Cleveland Indians 6
Roberto Alomar 43 Baltimore Orioles 7
Rusty Greer 41 Texas Rangers 8
Paul Molitor 41 Minnesota Twins  
Jason Giambi 40 Oakland Athletics 10
Rafael Palmeiro 40 Baltimore Orioles  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 40 Baltimore Orioles  
Albert Belle 38 Cleveland Indians 13
Brady Anderson 37 Baltimore Orioles 14
Joey Cora 37 Seattle Mariners  
Omar Vizquel 36 Cleveland Indians 16
Joe Carter 35 Toronto Blue Jays 17
Bobby Higginson 35 Detroit Tigers  
Chuck Knoblauch 35 Minnesota Twins  
Kenny Lofton 35 Cleveland Indians  
Paul O'Neill 35 New York Yankees  
Kevin Seitzer 35 Milwaukee Brewers  
Cleveland Indians  
Ed Sprague 35 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mariano Duncan 34 New York Yankees 24
Garret Anderson 33 California Angels 25



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?

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).

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.