Doubles : 1926 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1926 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Bottomley 40 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Edd Roush 37 Cincinnati Reds 2
Hack Wilson 36 Chicago Cubs 3
Sparky Adams 35 Chicago Cubs 4
Babe Herman 35 Brooklyn Robins  
Paul Waner 35 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rogers Hornsby 34 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Les Bell 33 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Cliff Heathcote 33 Chicago Cubs  
Eddie Brown 31 Boston Braves 10
Kiki Cuyler 31 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Zack Wheat 31 Brooklyn Robins  
Charlie Grimm 30 Chicago Cubs 13
Bob O'Farrell 30 St. Louis Cardinals  
Heinie Sand 30 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frankie Frisch 29 New York Giants 16
Freddy Leach 29 Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Southworth 28 New York Giants 18
St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Butler 27 Brooklyn Robins 19
Chuck Dressen 27 Cincinnati Reds  
Howard Freigau 27 Chicago Cubs  
George Grantham 27 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gabby Hartnett 25 Chicago Cubs 23
Irish Meusel 25 New York Giants  
Pie Traynor 25 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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