Doubles : 1957 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
 

1957 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Don Hoak 39 Cincinnati Redlegs 1
Stan Musial 38 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Ed Bouchee 35 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ernie Banks 34 Chicago Cubs 4
Walt Moryn 33 Chicago Cubs 5
Red Schoendienst 31 New York Giants 6
Milwaukee Braves  
Daryl Spencer 31 New York Giants  
Dick Groat 30 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Frank Thomas 30 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Frank Robinson 29 Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Gil Hodges 28 Brooklyn Dodgers 11
Eddie Mathews 28 Milwaukee Braves  
Wally Moon 28 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Virdon 28 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hank Aaron 27 Milwaukee Braves 15
Bill Mazeroski 27 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Danny O'Connell 27 Milwaukee Braves  
New York Giants  
Richie Ashburn 26 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Jim Gilliam 26 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Willie Mays 26 New York Giants  
Wally Post 26 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Don Blasingame 25 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Al Dark 25 St. Louis Cardinals  
Roy McMillan 25 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Duke Snider 25 Brooklyn Dodgers  



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?

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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.