Doubles : 1919 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)
 

1919 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ross Youngs 31 New York Giants 1
George Burns 30 New York Giants 2
Fred Luderus 30 Philadelphia Phillies  
Benny Kauff 27 New York Giants 4
Irish Meusel 26 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Ed Konetchy 24 Brooklyn Robins 6
Charlie Deal 23 Chicago Cubs 7
Hy Myers 23 Brooklyn Robins  
Zack Wheat 23 Brooklyn Robins  
Possum Whitted 21 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cy Williams 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tony Boeckel 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Boston Braves  
Max Flack 20 Chicago Cubs  
Art Fletcher 20 New York Giants  
Fred Merkle 20 Chicago Cubs  
Heinie Zimmerman 20 New York Giants  
Lee Magee 19 Brooklyn Robins 17
Chicago Cubs  
Austin McHenry 19 St. Louis Cardinals  
Edd Roush 19 Cincinnati Reds  
Gavvy Cravath 18 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Tommy Griffith 18 Brooklyn Robins  
Larry Kopf 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Rabbit Maranville 18 Boston Braves  
Hal Chase 17 New York Giants 24
Heinie Groh 17 Cincinnati Reds  



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.

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?