Doubles : 1953 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1953 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 53 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Al Dark 41 New York Giants 2
Carl Furillo 38 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Duke Snider 38 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Gus Bell 37 Cincinnati Redlegs 5
Frank Baumholtz 36 Chicago Cubs 6
Red Schoendienst 35 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Jackie Robinson 34 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Enos Slaughter 34 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Adcock 33 Milwaukee Braves 10
Solly Hemus 32 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Jim Gilliam 31 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Eddie Mathews 31 Milwaukee Braves  
Granny Hamner 30 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Johnny Logan 27 Milwaukee Braves 15
Roy Campanella 26 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Danny O'Connell 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Richie Ashburn 25 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Ted Kluszewski 25 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Pee Wee Reese 25 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Rip Repulski 25 St. Louis Cardinals  
Earl Torgeson 25 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dee Fondy 24 Chicago Cubs 23
Steve Bilko 23 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Ray Jablonski 23 St. Louis Cardinals  



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 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?

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