Doubles : 1896 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1896 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ed Delahanty 44 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Dusty Miller 38 Cincinnati Reds 2
Joe Kelley 31 Baltimore Orioles 3
Bill Dahlen 30 Chicago Colts 4
Jack Doyle 29 Baltimore Orioles 5
Ed McKean 29 Cleveland Spiders  
Sam Thompson 28 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Jesse Burkett 27 Cleveland Spiders 8
Mike Griffin 27 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Hughie Jennings 27 Baltimore Orioles  
Tommy Tucker 27 Boston Beaneaters  
Herman Long 26 Boston Beaneaters 12
Jake Stenzel 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
George Davis 25 New York Giants 14
Bill Joyce 25 Washington Senators  
New York Giants  
Denny Lyons 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Deacon McGuire 25 Washington Senators  
Eddie Burke 24 Cincinnati Reds 18
Cupid Childs 24 Cleveland Spiders  
Gene DeMontreville 24 Washington Senators  
Billy Hamilton 24 Boston Beaneaters  
Jimmy Ryan 24 Chicago Colts  
Billy Shindle 24 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Mike Tiernan 24 New York Giants  
John Anderson 23 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 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.

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?