Doubles : 1970 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1970 Doubles Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Wes Parker 47 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Willie McCovey 39 San Francisco Giants 2
Pete Rose 37 Cincinnati Reds 3
Bobby Bonds 36 San Francisco Giants 4
Dick Dietz 36 San Francisco Giants  
Johnny Bench 35 Cincinnati Reds 6
Ken Henderson 35 San Francisco Giants  
Ollie Brown 34 San Diego Padres 8
Lee May 34 Cincinnati Reds  
Bobby Tolan 34 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Williams 34 Chicago Cubs  
Orlando Cepeda 33 Atlanta Braves 12
Jim Hickman 33 Chicago Cubs  
Al Oliver 33 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jose Cardenal 32 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Jimmy Wynn 32 Houston Astros  
Tommie Agee 30 New York Mets 17
Ron Santo 30 Chicago Cubs  
Lou Brock 29 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Dave Campbell 28 San Diego Padres 20
Deron Johnson 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Morgan 28 Houston Astros  
Tony Perez 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Jesus Alou 27 Houston Astros 24
Joe Torre 27 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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