Doubles : 1881 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:

"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)
 

1881 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Paul Hines 27 Providence Grays 1
King Kelly 27 Chicago White Stockings  
Fred Dunlap 25 Cleveland Blues 3
Harry Stovey 25 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Deacon White 24 Buffalo Bisons 5
Tom York 23 Providence Grays 6
Abner Dalrymple 22 Chicago White Stockings 7
Cap Anson 21 Chicago White Stockings 8
Jim O'Rourke 21 Buffalo Bisons  
Tom Burns 20 Chicago White Stockings 10
Curry Foley 20 Buffalo Bisons  
John Morrill 19 Boston Red Caps 12
Charlie Bennett 18 Detroit Wolverines 13
Dan Brouthers 18 Buffalo Bisons  
Buttercup Dickerson 18 Worcester Ruby Legs  
Silver Flint 18 Chicago White Stockings  
George Gore 18 Chicago White Stockings  
Bill Phillips 18 Cleveland Blues  
Hardy Richardson 18 Buffalo Bisons  
John Ward 18 Providence Grays  
George Wood 18 Detroit Wolverines  
Roger Connor 17 Troy Trojans 22
Jim Whitney 17 Boston Red Caps  
Jerry Denny 16 Providence Grays 24
Jack Farrell 16 Providence Grays  



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.

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