Doubles : 1936 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)
 

1936 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe Medwick 64 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Billy Herman 57 Chicago Cubs 2
Paul Waner 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Terry Moore 39 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Gene Moore 38 Boston Bees 5
Pepper Martin 36 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Chuck Klein 35 Chicago Cubs 7
Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Demaree 34 Chicago Cubs 8
Woody Jensen 34 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gus Suhr 33 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Lou Chiozza 32 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Dick Bartell 31 New York Giants 12
Joe Stripp 31 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Burgess Whitehead 31 New York Giants  
Johnny Mize 30 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Arky Vaughan 30 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dolph Camilli 29 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Kiki Cuyler 29 Cincinnati Reds  
Lonny Frey 29 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Buddy Hassett 29 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jo-Jo Moore 29 New York Giants  
Mel Ott 28 New York Giants 22
George Watkins 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bill Brubaker 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Stan Hack 27 Chicago Cubs  



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).

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.