Doubles : 1883 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1883 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ned Williamson 49 Chicago White Stockings 1
Dan Brouthers 41 Buffalo Bisons 2
Tom Burns 37 Chicago White Stockings 3
Cap Anson 36 Chicago White Stockings 4
Charlie Bennett 34 Detroit Wolverines 5
Fred Dunlap 34 Cleveland Blues  
Hardy Richardson 34 Buffalo Bisons  
John Morrill 33 Boston Beaneaters 8
Paul Hines 32 Providence Grays 9
Jack Manning 31 Philadelphia Phillies 10
George Gore 30 Chicago White Stockings 11
Jim O'Rourke 29 Buffalo Bisons 12
Bill Phillips 29 Cleveland Blues  
Tom York 29 Cleveland Blues  
Roger Connor 28 New York Gothams 15
King Kelly 28 Chicago White Stockings  
Ezra Sutton 28 Boston Beaneaters  
Jack Burdock 27 Boston Beaneaters 18
Jim Whitney 27 Boston Beaneaters  
Jerry Denny 26 Providence Grays 20
George Wood 26 Detroit Wolverines  
Emil Gross 25 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Joe Hornung 25 Boston Beaneaters  
Sam Wise 25 Boston Beaneaters  
Abner Dalrymple 24 Chicago White Stockings 25



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.

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.

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).