Doubles : 1894 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1894 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hugh Duffy 51 Boston Beaneaters 1
Joe Kelley 48 Baltimore Orioles 2
Walt Wilmot 45 Chicago Colts 3
Dan Brouthers 39 Baltimore Orioles 4
Ed Delahanty 39 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jake Stenzel 39 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Ryan 37 Chicago Colts 7
Jake Beckley 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Ed Cartwright 35 Washington Senators 9
Roger Connor 35 New York Giants  
St. Louis Browns  
Lave Cross 34 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Bobby Lowe 34 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Hassamaer 33 Washington Senators 13
Elmer Smith 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Germany Smith 33 Cincinnati Reds  
Oyster Burns 32 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 16
Bill Dahlen 32 Chicago Colts  
Jack Doyle 30 New York Giants 18
Ed McKean 30 Cleveland Spiders  
Jimmy Bannon 29 Boston Beaneaters 20
Sam Thompson 29 Philadelphia Phillies  
Cap Anson 28 Chicago Colts 22
Mike Griffin 28 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Hughie Jennings 28 Baltimore Orioles  
Herman Long 28 Boston Beaneaters  



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

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.