Doubles : 1880 National 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)
 

1880 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Fred Dunlap 27 Cleveland Blues 1
Abner Dalrymple 25 Chicago White Stockings 2
Cap Anson 24 Chicago White Stockings 3
George Gore 23 Chicago White Stockings 4
John O'Rourke 22 Boston Red Caps 5
Harry Stovey 21 Worcester Ruby Legs 6
Pete Gillespie 20 Troy Trojans 7
Paul Hines 20 Providence Grays  
Jim O'Rourke 20 Boston Red Caps  
Mickey Welch 20 Troy Trojans  
Ned Williamson 20 Chicago White Stockings  
Arthur Irwin 19 Worcester Ruby Legs 12
Roger Connor 18 Troy Trojans 13
Emil Gross 18 Providence Grays  
Hardy Richardson 18 Buffalo Bisons  
Jack Burdock 17 Boston Red Caps 16
Tom Burns 17 Chicago White Stockings  
Pete Hotaling 17 Cleveland Blues  
King Kelly 17 Chicago White Stockings  
John Clapp 16 Cincinnati Reds 20
Bill Crowley 16 Buffalo Bisons  
John Morrill 16 Boston Red Caps  
George Wood 16 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Charley Jones 15 Boston Red Caps 24
John Cassidy 14 Troy Trojans 25



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.

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.

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