tris speaker hit the most doubles in major league history.
tris speaker hit the most doubles in major league history.
who hit the most doubles in major league history?
tris speaker
as a batter, bush did not hit for high batting average but was regularly among the major league leaders in drawing bases on balls, sacrifice hits, stolen bases, and runs scored. at the time of his retirement in 1923, bush's 1,158 bases on balls ranked second in major league history. his 337 sacrifice hits still ranks fifth in major league history, and his 1909 total of 52 sacrifice hits is the fourth highest in major league history. he ranked among the american league leaders in stolen bases ten times, and, during the decade from 1910 to 1919, the only players to score more runs than bush were ty cobb, eddie collins, and tris speaker.
donie bush
heilmann won four american league batting championships, securing the honors in 1921, 1923, 1925 and 1927. he appeared in 2,147 major league games, including 1,525 games as a right fielder and 448 as a first baseman and compiled a career batting average of .342, the 12th highest in major league history, and third highest among right-handed batters. at the time of his retirement in 1932, heilmann ranked sixth in major league history with 542 doubles and eighth with 1,540 rbis. he remains one of only five players in american league history to hit .400 for a season, having accomplished the feat in 1923 with a .403 batting average. at his peak from 1921 to 1927, heilmann compiled a .380 batting average, .452 on-base percentage, .583 slugging percentage, and averaged 116 rbis, 41 doubles, 11 triples, and 104 runs scored per season.
harry heilmann