Doubles : 1942 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1942 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Marty Marion 38 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Joe Medwick 37 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Stan Hack 36 Chicago Cubs 3
Billy Herman 34 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Pete Reiser 33 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Walker Cooper 32 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Stan Musial 32 St. Louis Cardinals  
Enos Slaughter 31 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Eddie Joost 30 Cincinnati Reds 9
Nanny Fernandez 29 Boston Braves 10
Jimmy Brown 28 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Phil Cavarretta 28 Chicago Cubs  
Eddie Miller 28 Boston Braves  
Dixie Walker 28 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Elliott 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Terry Moore 26 St. Louis Cardinals  
Danny Litwhiler 25 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Johnny Mize 25 New York Giants  
Lou Novikoff 25 Chicago Cubs  
Tommy Holmes 24 Boston Braves 20
Frank McCormick 24 Cincinnati Reds  
Pee Wee Reese 24 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dolph Camilli 23 Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Lonny Frey 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Lennie Merullo 23 Chicago Cubs  



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?

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.