Top 25 Doubles in 1998 in the American League

Doubles : 1998 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1998 Doubles Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Doubles Team Rank

Juan Gonzalez 50 Texas Rangers 1

Albert Belle 48 Chicago White Sox 2

Edgar Martinez 46 Seattle Mariners 3

John Valentin 44 Boston Red Sox 4

Carlos Delgado 43 Toronto Blue Jays 5

Jim Edmonds 42 Anaheim Angels 6

Garret Anderson 41 Anaheim Angels 7

Will Clark 41 Texas Rangers

Ben Grieve 41 Oakland Athletics

Todd Walker 41 Minnesota Twins

Paul O'Neill 40 New York Yankees 11

Ivan Rodriguez 40 Texas Rangers

Gary DiSarcina 39 Anaheim Angels 13

Darin Erstad 39 Anaheim Angels

David Justice 39 Cleveland Indians

Damion Easley 38 Detroit Tigers 16

Quinton McCracken 38 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tony Clark 37 Detroit Tigers 18

Nomar Garciaparra 37 Boston Red Sox

Bobby Higginson 37 Detroit Tigers

Roberto Alomar 36 Baltimore Orioles 21

Tony Fernandez 36 Toronto Blue Jays

Matt Lawton 36 Minnesota Twins

Troy O'Leary 36 Boston Red Sox

Rafael Palmeiro 36 Baltimore Orioles

Name Doubles Team Rank

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?

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.

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