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List of Major League Baseball doubles records

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Major League Baseball has various records related to doubles.

Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted.

(r) denotes a player's rookie season.

600 career doubles

(Through 2023 season)

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Player|| Doubles[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_career.shtml Career Leaders & Records for Doubles] Baseball-Reference.com|| Seasons & Teams
Tris Speaker7921907–15 Boston (AL); 16–26 Cleveland; 27 Washington (AL); 28 Philadelphia (AL)
Pete Rose7461963–78, 84–86 Cincinnati; 79–83 Philadelphia (NL); 84 Montréal
Stan Musial7251941–44, 46–63 St. Louis (NL)
Ty Cobb7241905–26 Detroit; 27–28 Philadelphia (AL)
Albert Pujols6862001–11, 2022 St. Louis; 2012–2021 Los Angeles (AL); 2021 Los Angeles (NL)
Craig Biggio6681988–2007 Houston
George Brett6651973–93 Kansas City
Napoleon Lajoie6571896–1900 Philadelphia (NL); 01–02, 15–16 Philadelphia (AL); 02–14 Cleveland
Carl Yastrzemski6461961–83 Boston (AL)
Honus Wagner6431897–99 Louisville (NL); 1900–17 Pittsburgh
Adrian Beltre6361998–2004 Los Angeles (NL); 2005–09 Seattle; 10 Boston; 11–18 Texas
David Ortiz6321997–2002 Minnesota; 2003–16 Boston (AL)
Miguel Cabrera6272003–2007 Florida; 2008–2023 Detroit
Hank Aaron6241954–74 Milwaukee-Atlanta; 75–76 Milwaukee
Paul Molitor6051978–92 Milwaukee (AL); 93–95 Toronto; 96–98 Minnesota
Paul Waner6051926–40 Pittsburgh; 41–42 Boston (NL); 43–44 Brooklyn; 44–45 New York (AL)
Cal Ripken Jr.6031981–2001 Baltimore
Barry Bonds6011986–1992 Pittsburgh; 1993–2007 San Francisco

=Top 10 career doubles by league=

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American League Player||Doubles||National League Player||Doubles
Tris Speaker792Pete Rose746
Ty Cobb724Stan Musial725
George Brett665Craig Biggio668
Carl Yastrzemski646Honus Wagner640
David Ortiz632Paul Waner605
Paul Molitor605
Cal Ripken Jr.603Henry Aaron600
Miguel Cabrera 599

|Robin Yount

583Todd Helton592
Wade Boggs578Luis Gonzalez561
Charlie Gehringer574Chipper Jones549

Doubles in one season

File:Hank Greenberg 1937 cropped.jpg

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Matt Carpenter 68

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Doubles[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_season.shtml Doubles statistics @ Baseball-Reference.com]TeamSeason
Earl Webb67Boston Red Sox1931
George H. Burns64Cleveland Indians1926
Joe Medwick64St. Louis Cardinals1936
Hank Greenberg63Detroit Tigers1934
Paul Waner62Pittsburgh Pirates1932
Charlie Gehringer60Detroit Tigers1936
Freddie Freeman59Los Angeles Dodgers2023
Tris Speaker59Cleveland Indians1923
Chuck Klein59Philadelphia Phillies1930
Todd Helton59Colorado Rockies2000
Nicholas Castellanos58Detroit Tigers/Chicago Cubs2019
Billy Herman57Chicago Cubs1935
Billy Herman57Chicago Cubs1936
Carlos Delgado57Toronto Blue Jays2000
Joe Medwick56St. Louis Cardinals1937
George Kell56Detroit Tigers1950
Craig Biggio56Houston Astros1999
Garret Anderson56Anaheim Angels2002
Nomar Garciaparra56Boston Red Sox2002
Brian Roberts56Baltimore Orioles2009
José Ramírez56Cleveland Indians2017
Ed Delahanty55Philadelphia Phillies1899
Gee Walker55Detroit Tigers1936
Lance Berkman55Houston Astros2001
Matt Carpenter55St. Louis Cardinals2013

=Evolution of the single-season record for doubles=

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Doubles[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_progress.shtml Annual doubles leaders @ Baseball-Reference.com]||Player||Team||Year||Years Record Stood
21Ross BarnesChicago White Stockings18762
21Dick HighamHartford Dark Blues18762
21Paul HinesChicago White Stockings18762
22Dick HighamProvidence Grays18781
31Charlie EdenCleveland Blues18793
37King KellyChicago White Stockings18821
49Ned WilliamsonChicago White Stockings18834
52Tip O'NeillSt. Louis Browns188712
55Ed DelahantyPhiladelphia Phillies189924
48Napoleon LajoiePhiladelphia Athletics1901(3)
49Napoleon LajoieCleveland Bronchos1904(6)
51Napoleon LajoieCleveland Bronchos1910(2)
53Tris SpeakerBoston Red Sox1912(11)
59Tris SpeakerCleveland Indians19233
64George H. BurnsCleveland Indians19265
67Earl WebbBoston Red Sox1931current

Lajoie's 1901 through Speaker's 1912 records are listed because some baseball historians and publications disregard any record set prior to the "Modern Era" which started in 1901.

=Multiple seasons with 50 doubles=

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Player||Seasons||Seasons & Teams
Tris Speaker[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=122566&HS=True Tris Speaker statistics @ mlb.com]51912 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26 Cleveland
Paul Waner[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=123905&HS=True Paul Waner statistics @ mlb.com]31928, 32, 36 Pittsburgh
Stan Musial[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=119602&HS=True Stan Musial statistics @ mlb.com]31944, 46, 53 St. Louis (NL)
Albert Pujols[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/player_locator_results.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerLocator=Pujols Albert Pujols statistics @ mlb.com]32003–04 St. Louis (NL); 2012 Los Angeles (AL)
Brian Roberts[http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=bal&playerID=406878 Brian Roberts statistics @ mlb.com]{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}32004, 08, 09 Baltimore (AL)
George H. Burns[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=111746&HS=True George H. Burns statistics @ mlb.com]21926–27 Cleveland
Chuck Klein[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=117141&HS=True Chuck Klein statistics @ mlb.com]21930, 32 Philadelphia (NL)
Charlie Gehringer[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=114682&HS=True Charlie Gehringer statistics @ mlb.com]21934, 36 Detroit
Billy Herman[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=115809&HS=True Billy Herman statistics @ mlb.com]21935–36 Chicago (NL)
Joe Medwick[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=118904&HS=True Joe Medwick statistics @ mlb.com]21936–37 St. Louis (NL)
Hank Greenberg[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=115096&HS=True Hank Greenberg statistics @ mlb.com]21934, 40 Detroit
Edgar Martínez[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=118365&HS=True Edgar Martínez statistics @ mlb.com]21995–96 Seattle
Craig Biggio[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=110987&HS=True Craig Biggio statistics @ mlb.com]21998–99 Houston
Todd Helton[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=118365&HS=True Todd Helton statistics @ mlb.com]22000–01 Colorado
Nomar Garciaparra[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=114596 Nomar Garciaparra statistics @ mlb.com]22000, 02 Boston (AL)
Miguel Cabrera[https://www.mlb.com/player/miguel-cabrera-408234 Miguel Cabrera statistics @ mlb.com]22006 Florida; 14 Detroit

=Multiple seasons with 40 doubles=

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Player||Seasons||Seasons & Teams
Tris Speaker101912, 14 Boston (AL); 16–17, 20–23, 26 Cleveland; 27 Washington (AL)
Stan Musial91943–44, 46, 48–50, 52–54 St. Louis (NL)
Harry Heilmann[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/mlb_player_locator_results.jsp?playerLocator=Heilmann Harry Heilmann statistics @ mlb.com]8191921, 23–27, 29 Detroit; 30 Cincinnati
Wade Boggs[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=111153 Wade Boggs statistics @ mlb.com]81983, 85–91 Boston (AL)
Napoleon Lajoie[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/player_locator_results.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerLocator=Lajoie Nap Lajoie statistics @ mlb.com]71897–98 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 03-04, 06, 10 Cleveland
Rogers Hornsby[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/player_locator_results.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerLocator=Hornsby Rogers Hornsby statistics @ mlb.com]71920–22, 24–25 St. Louis (NL); 28 Boston (NL); 29 Chicago (NL)
Lou Gehrig[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/player_locator_results.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerLocator=Gehrig Lou Gehrig statistics @ mlb.com]71926–28, 30, 32–34 New York (AL)
Charlie Gehringer71929–30, 32–34, 36–37 Detroit
Joe Medwick71933–39 St. Louis (NL)
Pete Rose[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=121454 Pete Rose statistics @ mlb.com]71968, 74–76, 78 Cincinnati; 79–80 Philadelphia (NL)
Craig Biggio71993–94, 98–99, 2003–05 Houston
Todd Helton72000–01, 03–07 Colorado
Bobby Abreu

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|2000–02, 2004, 2006–07 Philadelphia (NL); 2010 Los Angeles (AL)

Albert Pujols[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pujolal01.shtml=Albert Pujols statistics @ baseball-reference.com]72001–04, 08–09 St. Louis (NL); 2012 Los Angeles (AL)
Robinson Canó[http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=429664#gameType='R'§ionType=career&statType=1&season=2013&level='ALL' Robinson Canó statistics @ mlb.com]72006–2007, 2009–2013 New York (AL)

League leader in doubles, 5 or more seasons

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Player||Titles[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_leagues.shtml Annual doubles leaders @ Baseball-Reference.com]||Seasons & Teams
Tris Speaker81912, 14 Boston (AL); 16, 18, 20–23 Cleveland
Stan Musial81943–44, 46, 48–49, 53–54 St. Louis (NL)
Honus Wagner71900, 02, 04, 06–09 Pittsburgh
Napoleon Lajoie51898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 04, 06, 10 Cleveland
Pete Rose51974–76, 78 Cincinnati; 80 Philadelphia (NL)

=League leader in doubles, 3 or more consecutive seasons=

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Player||Titles||Seasons & Teams
Honus Wagner41906–09 Pittsburgh
Tris Speaker41920–23 Cleveland
Dan Brouthers31886–88 Detroit (NL)
Rogers Hornsby31920–22 St. Louis (NL)
Joe Medwick31936–38 St. Louis (NL)
Stan Musial31952–54 St. Louis (NL)
Pete Rose31974–76 Cincinnati
Don Mattingly31984–86 New York (AL)

=League leader in doubles, both leagues=

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Player||Seasons & Teams
Napoleon Lajoie1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 04, 06, 10 Cleveland
Ed Delahanty1901 Philadelphia (NL); 02 Washington (AL)

=League leader in doubles, three different teams=

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Player||Seasons & Teams
Napoleon Lajoie1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 04, 06, 10 Cleveland

Four doubles by an individual in one game

This record is held by over 50 players.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_2b1.shtml List of players with four doubles in a single game @ baseball almanac.com] The most recent to be credited with 4 doubles in one game was Jarren Duran of the Boston Red Sox on July 2, 2023 in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

=Players who have hit 4 doubles in a game twice=

Two players have twice achieved the feat of hitting four doubles in a game:{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/fPEJ2|title=Batting Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, (requiring 2B>=4), sorted by most recent date|publisher=Baseball Reference|access-date=June 18, 2018}}

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Player||Team||Date||Opponent
Billy Werber (2)Boston Red SoxJuly 17, 1935Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati RedsMay 13, 1940St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Belle (2)Baltimore OriolesAugust 29, 1999Detroit Tigers
Baltimore OriolesSeptember 23, 1999Oakland Athletics

350 doubles by a team in one season

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Doubles[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/team_stats.jsp?teamPosCode=all&statType=1&timeFrame=3&c_id=mlb&groupByTeam=true&subScope=teamCode&sitSplit=&timeSubFrame2=4&baseballScope=mlb&timeSubFrame=4&sortByStat=2B Historic team doubles statistics @ mlb.com]||Team||Season
376Texas Rangers2008
373St. Louis Cardinals1930
373Boston Red Sox1997
373Boston Red Sox2004
371Boston Red Sox2003
363Boston Red Sox2013
357Cleveland Indians1936
357Toronto Blue Jays2003
357Texas Rangers2006
356Cleveland Indians1930
355Cleveland Indians1921
353St. Louis Cardinals1931
352Boston Red Sox2007
352Detroit Tigers2007
352Boston Red Sox2022
351Cleveland Indians2006

References

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See also

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