Doubles : 1968 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:

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1968 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lou Brock 46 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Pete Rose 42 Cincinnati Reds 2
Johnny Bench 40 Cincinnati Reds 3
Felipe Alou 37 Atlanta Braves 4
Rusty Staub 37 Houston Astros  
Hank Aaron 33 Atlanta Braves 6
Alex Johnson 32 Cincinnati Reds 7
Lee May 32 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Williams 30 Chicago Cubs 9
Cleon Jones 29 New York Mets 10
Vada Pinson 29 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Shannon 29 St. Louis Cardinals  
Matty Alou 28 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Glenn Beckert 28 Chicago Cubs  
Tommy Helms 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Ernie Banks 27 Chicago Cubs 16
Tom Haller 27 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Orlando Cepeda 26 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Julian Javier 25 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Tony Perez 25 Cincinnati Reds  
Willie Davis 24 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Denis Menke 23 Houston Astros 22
Jimmy Wynn 23 Houston Astros  
Felix Millan 22 Atlanta Braves 24
Wes Parker 22 Los Angeles 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?

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.

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.