Doubles : 1954 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
 

1954 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 41 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Granny Hamner 39 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Rip Repulski 39 St. Louis Cardinals  
Duke Snider 39 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Gus Bell 38 Cincinnati Redlegs 5
Red Schoendienst 38 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ralph Kiner 36 Chicago Cubs 7
Don Mueller 35 New York Giants 8
Pee Wee Reese 35 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ray Jablonski 33 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Willie Mays 33 New York Giants  
Gene Baker 32 Chicago Cubs 12
Frank Thomas 32 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dee Fondy 30 Chicago Cubs 14
Wally Moon 29 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Jim Gilliam 28 Brooklyn Dodgers 16
Willie Jones 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ted Kluszewski 28 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Danny O'Connell 28 Milwaukee Braves  
Hank Aaron 27 Milwaukee Braves 20
Joe Adcock 27 Milwaukee Braves  
Smoky Burgess 27 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Greengrass 27 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Al Dark 26 New York Giants 24
Bobby Adams 25 Cincinnati Redlegs 25



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.

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.

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?