Doubles : 1915 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)
 

1915 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Larry Doyle 40 New York Giants 1
Fred Luderus 36 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Vic Saier 35 Chicago Cubs 3
Sherry Magee 34 Boston Braves 4
Red Smith 34 Boston Braves  
Bill Hinchman 33 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Heinie Groh 32 Cincinnati Reds 7
Honus Wagner 32 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gavvy Cravath 31 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Tommy Griffith 31 Cincinnati Reds  
Heinie Zimmerman 28 Chicago Cubs 11
George Burns 27 New York Giants 12
Bert Niehoff 27 Philadelphia Phillies  
Doug Baird 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Max Carey 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ollie O'Mara 26 Brooklyn Robins  
Butch Schmidt 26 Boston Braves  
Red Killefer 25 Cincinnati Reds 18
Fred Merkle 25 New York Giants  
Rabbit Maranville 23 Boston Braves 20
Bob Fisher 22 Chicago Cubs 21
Frank Snyder 22 St. Louis Cardinals  
Cy Williams 22 Chicago Cubs  
Jake Daubert 21 Brooklyn Robins 24
Tom Long 21 St. Louis Cardinals  



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).

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?

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