List of Major League Baseball doubles records
Doubles in One Season -- Multiple Seasons with 50 Doubles
Table:
Player
Seasons
Seasons & Teams

Tris Speaker[4]
5
1912 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26 Cleveland

Paul Waner[5]
3
1928, 32, 36 Pittsburgh

Stan Musial[6]
3
1944, 46, 53 St. Louis (NL)

Albert Pujols[7]
3
2003–04 St. Louis (NL); 2012 Los Angeles (AL)

Brian Roberts[8]
3
2004, 08, 09 Baltimore (AL)

George H. Burns[9]
2
1926–27 Cleveland

Chuck Klein[10]
2
1930, 32 Philadelphia (NL)

Charlie Gehringer[11]
2
1934, 36 Detroit

Billy Herman[12]
2
1935–36 Chicago (NL)

Joe Medwick[13]
2
1936–37 St. Louis (NL)

Hank Greenberg[14]
2
1934, 40 Detroit

Edgar Martínez[15]
2
1995–96 Seattle

Craig Biggio[16]
2
1998–99 Houston

Todd Helton[17]
2
2000–01 Colorado

Nomar Garciaparra[18]
2
2000, 02 Boston (AL)

Miguel Cabrera[19]
2
2006 Florida; 14 Detroit

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Tristram Edgar Speaker ( April 4 , 1888 - December 8 , 1958 ) , nicknamed The Gray Eagle , was an American professional baseball player . Considered one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , he compiled a career batting average of .345 ( sixth all-time ) . His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record . His 3,514 hits are fifth in the all-time hits list . Defensively , Speaker holds career records for assists , double plays , and unassisted double plays by an outfielder . His fielding glove was known as the place where triples go to die . After playing in the minor leagues in Texas and Arkansas , Speaker debuted with the Boston Red Sox in 1907 . He became the regular center fielder by 1909 and led the Red Sox to World Series championships in 1912 and 1915 . In 1915 , Speaker 's batting average dropped to .322 from .338 the previous season ; he was traded to the Cleveland Indians when he refused to take a pay cut . As player-manager for Cleveland , he led the team to its first World Series title . In ten of his eleven seasons with Cleveland , he finished with a batting average greater than .350 . Speaker resigned as Cleveland 's manager in 1926 after he and Ty Cobb faced game fixing allegations ; both men were later cleared .
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . The team have won nine World Series championships , tied for the third-most of any MLB team , and they have played in 13 . Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018 . In addition , they won the 1904 American League pennant , but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series . Founded in 1901 as one of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the Red Sox ' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912 . The Red Sox name was chosen by the team owner , John I. Taylor , circa 1908 , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the Boston Red Stockings , including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves . The Red Sox were a dominant team in the new league , defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918 . However , they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history , dubbed the Curse of the Bambino after its alleged inception due to the Red Sox ' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918 , an 86-year wait before the team 's sixth World Championship in 2004 . The team 's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history , including Enos Slaughter 's mad dash in 1946 , the Impossible Dream of 1967 , Carlton Fisk 's home run in 1975 , and Bill Buckner 's error in 1986 . Following their victory in the 2018 World Series , they became the first team to win four World Series trophies in the 21st century , with championships in 2004 , 2007 , 2013 and 2018 . The team 's history has also been marked by the team 's intense rivalry with the New York Yankees , arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports .
The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland , Ohio . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . Since 1994 , they have played at Progressive Field . The team 's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear , Arizona . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the team has won 10 Central Division titles , six American League pennants , and two World Series championships , ( in 1920 and 1948 ) . The team 's current 71-year World Series championship drought is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams . The name Indians originated from a request by club owner Charles Somers to baseball writers to choose a new name to replace Cleveland Naps following the departure of Nap Lajoie after the 1914 season . It was a revival of the nickname that fans gave to the Cleveland Spiders while Louis Sockalexis , a Native American , was playing for the team . Common nicknames for the Indians include the Tribe and the Wahoos , the latter referencing their former logo , Chief Wahoo . The team 's mascot is named Slider . The franchise originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rustlers , a minor league team in the Western League . The team relocated to Cleveland in 1900 and was renamed the Cleveland Lake Shores .
Paul Glee Waner ( April 16 , 1903 - August 29 , 1965 ) , nicknamed Big Poison , was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for four teams between 1926 and 1945 , most notably playing his first 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates . The greatest Pirate outfielder up to his retirement , he won the 1927 NL Most Valuable Player Award in his second season , collecting a team record 237 hits that year . Waner set the team record for doubles in a season three times , including in 1932 when he set the NL record for doubles in a season with 62 . In the only postseason appearance of his career , he hit .333 in the Pirates ' 1927 World Series loss against the New York Yankees . Waner won three National League ( NL ) batting titles , led the NL in hits twice and collected over 200 hits in eight seasons from 1926 to 1934 . On June 19 , 1942 , Waner became the seventh member of the 3,000 hit club , with a single off of Rip Sewell . He led the NL in putouts four times and holds the career record for most putouts by a right fielder . His 191 triples are 10th all time , and his 605 doubles are 14th all time . A career .333 hitter , and known for his ability to hit while drunk or hungover , he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952 . When his younger brother Lloyd Waner got elected to the Hall of Fame they became the second pair of brothers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame , after Harry and George Wright . Paul and Lloyd also hold the record for most hits recorded by brothers ( 5,611 ) . On July 21 , 2007 , Waner 's No .
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . Founded in 1881 under the name Pittsburgh Allegheny , the franchise has won five World Series championships . The Pirates are also often referred to as the Bucs or the Buccos ( derived from buccaneer , a synonym for pirate ) . The team plays its home games at PNC Park , its home since 2001 . The Pirates previously played at Forbes Field from 1909-1970 and at Three Rivers Stadium , so named because of its location near the confluence of the Allegheny , Monongahela , and Ohio rivers , from 1970-2000 . The franchise joined the NL in its eighth season in 1887 and was competitive from its early years , winning three NL titles from 1901 to 1903 , playing in the inaugural World Series in 1903 and winning their first World Series in 1909 behind Honus Wagner . The Pirates have had many ups and downs during their long history , most famously winning the 1960 World Series against the New York Yankees on a series-winning walk-off home run by Bill Mazeroski , the only time that Game 7 of the World Series has ever ended with a home run . They also won the 1971 World Series , led by the talent of Roberto Clemente , and the 1979 World Series under the slogan We Are Family , led by Pops Willie Stargell . After a run of regular-season success in the early 1990s ( winning three straight NL East Division titles ) , the Pirates struggled mightily over the following 20 years , with 20 consecutive losing seasons from 1993 to 2012 - the longest such streak in American professional sports history - before posting a winning record in 2013 of 94-68 , qualifying them for the NL Wild Card . They advanced to the NL Division Series round , where they lost in 5 games to the St. Louis Cardinals . The Pirates made the playoffs in both 2014 and 2015 , losing in the Wild Card Game both times .
Stanley Frank Musial ( /ˈmjuːziəl , -ʒəl/ ; born Stanisław Franciszek Musiał ; November 21 , 1920 - January 19 , 2013 ) , nicknamed Stan the Man , was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman . He spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) playing for the St. Louis Cardinals , from 1941 to 1944 and 1946 to 1963 . Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history , Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 , and was also selected to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2014 . Musial batted .331 over the course of his career and set National League ( NL ) records for career hits ( 3,630 ) , runs batted in ( 1,951 ) , games played ( 3,026 ) , at bats ( 10,972 ) , runs scored ( 1,949 ) and doubles ( 725 ) . His 475 career home runs then ranked second in NL history behind Mel Ott 's total of 511 . His 6,134 total bases remained a major league record until surpassed by Hank Aaron , and his hit total still ranks fourth all-time , and is the highest by any player who spent his career with only one team . A seven-time batting champion with identical totals of 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road , he was named the National League 's ( NL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) three times and led St. Louis to three World Series championships . He also shares the major league record for the most All-Star Games played ( 24 ) with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays . [ a ] Musial was born in Donora , Pennsylvania , where he frequently played baseball informally or in organized settings , and eventually played on the baseball team at Donora High School . Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938 , Musial had arm problems and performed erratically on the mound for two seasons . On the recommendation of minor league manager Dickie Kerr , Musial was converted into an outfielder and made his major league debut in 1941 . Noted for his unique batting stance , he quickly established himself as a consistent and productive hitter .
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis , Missouri . The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006 . One of the nation 's oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs , the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships , more than any other NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees . The team has won 19 National League pennants , third-most of any team . St. Louis has also won 14 division titles in the East and Central divisions . In 1881 , entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased the Brown Stockings barnstorming club , renamed it the St. Louis Browns , and made it a charter member of the American Association ( AA ) baseball league . The team won four league championships , qualifying them to play in the era 's professional baseball championship tournament , a forerunner of the modern World Series . In two of these championships , the Browns met the Chicago White Stockings , launching the enduring Cardinals-Cubs rivalry . In 1892 , the Browns - also called the Perfectos - joined the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs , later renamed the National League . In 1900 , the team was renamed the Cardinals . ( Two years later , an unrelated St. Louis Browns team joined the American League . )
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara ( born January 16 , 1980 ) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played 11 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals , with whom he was a three-time National League ( NL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) ( 2005 , 2008 , 2009 ) and nine-time All-Star ( 2001 , 2003-2010 ) . Since joining the Angels in 2012 , he has made one All-Star appearance , in 2015 . A right-handed batter and thrower , Pujols stands 6 feet 3 inches ( 1.91 m ) tall and weighs 235 pounds ( 107 kg ) . Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States in 1996 . After one season of college baseball , he was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB draft . As a rookie for the Cardinals in 2001 , he was unanimously voted the NL Rookie of the Year . Pujols played for the Cardinals , contributing to two World Series championships in 2006 and 2011 . After the 2011 season , Pujols became a free agent and signed a 10-year contract with the Angels . Pujols was , at the height of his career , a highly regarded hitter who showed a combination of contact hitting ability , patience and raw power . He is a six-time Silver Slugger who has twice led the NL in home runs , and he has also led the NL once each in batting average , doubles , and RBIs . He is significantly above-average in career regular season batting average ( .300 ) , walk rate ( 10.8 percent ) , and Isolated Power ( .249 ) .
Brian Michael Roberts ( born October 9 , 1977 ) is an American former professional baseball second baseman . He made his Major League Baseball ( MLB ) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2001 and played for the team until 2013 . He played his final season for the New York Yankees in 2014 .
George Henry Burns ( January 31 , 1893 - January 7 , 1978 ) , nicknamed Tioga George , was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) who played for five American League ( AL ) teams from 1914 to 1929 . One of the league 's top right-handed batters of the 1920s , he was named the AL Most Valuable Player in 1926 with the Cleveland Indians after batting .358 and setting a major league record with 64 doubles . A career .307 hitter , he retired with 2,018 hits , then the third-highest total by an AL right-handed hitter . His 1,671 games at first base were the most by an AL right-handed player until 1940 ; he still ranks third in league history .
Charles Herbert Klein ( October 7 , 1904 - March 28 , 1958 ) , nicknamed the Hoosier Hammer , was an American professional baseball outfielder . Klein played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Philadelphia Phillies ( 1928-1933 , 1936-1939 , 1940-1944 ) , Chicago Cubs ( 1934-1936 ) , and Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1939 ) . Klein led the National League ( NL ) in home runs four times , and won the NL Most Valuable Player Award in 1932 . In 1933 he became one of six ( at the time ) NL players to win a batting Triple Crown . In 1930 he set the NL record for extra-base hits with 107 . On July 10 , 1936 , he hit four home runs in a game , becoming the fourth player to do so . He was the first player to be selected to the All-Star Game as a member of two different teams ( Phillies and Cubs ) . Klein was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 .
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the National League ( NL ) East division . Since 2004 , the team 's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park , located in South Philadelphia . The Phillies are the oldest , continuous , one-name , one-city franchise in American professional sports . The Phillies have won two World Series championships ( against the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 ) and seven National League pennants , the first of which came in 1915 . Since the first modern World Series was played in 1903 , the Phillies played 77 consecutive seasons ( and 97 seasons from the club 's establishment ) before they won their first World Series - longer than any of the other 16 teams that made up the major leagues for the first half of the 20th century . They are one of the more successful franchises since the start of the Divisional Era in Major League Baseball . The Phillies have won 11 division titles , including five consecutive division titles from 2007 to 2011 ; these are ranked sixth among all teams and fourth in the National League . The franchise was founded in Philadelphia in 1883 , replacing the team from Worcester , Massachusetts , in the National League . The team has played at several stadiums in the city , beginning with Recreation Park and continuing at Baker Bowl ; Shibe Park , which was later renamed Connie Mack Stadium in honor of the longtime Philadelphia Athletics manager ; Veterans Stadium , and now Citizens Bank Park . The team 's spring training facilities are located in Clearwater , Florida , where its Class-A minor league affiliate Clearwater Threshers plays at Spectrum Field . Other Class-A affiliates are the Lakewood BlueClaws , who play in Lakewood , New Jersey , and the Williamsport Crosscutters , who play in Williamsport , Pennsylvania .
Charles Leonard Gehringer ( May 11 , 1903 - January 21 , 1993 ) , nicknamed The Mechanical Man , was an American professional baseball second baseman , coach , general manager , and team vice president , who played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Detroit Tigers , for 19 seasons ( 1924-1942 ) . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame , in 1949 .
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit , Michigan . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . One of the AL 's eight charter franchises , the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city . They are also the oldest continuous one name , one city franchise in the AL . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the Tigers have won four World Series championships ( 1935 , 1945 , 1968 , and 1984 ) , 11 AL pennants ( 1907 , 1908 , 1909 , 1934 , 1935 , 1940 , 1945 , 1968 , 1984 , 2006 , 2012 ) , and four AL Central division championships ( 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 ) . They also won division titles in 1972 , 1984 , and 1987 as a member of the AL East . The team currently plays its home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit . The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown ( just west of Downtown Detroit ) and began playing there in 1896 . In 1912 , the team moved into Navin Field , which was built on the same location . It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium . It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until moving to Comerica Park in 2000 . From 1901 to 2019 , the Tigers ' overall win-loss record is 9,346-9,191 ( a winning percentage of .504 ) .
William Jennings Bryan Herman ( July 7 , 1909 - September 5 , 1992 ) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) during the 1930s and 1940s . Known for his stellar defense and consistent batting , Herman still holds many National League ( NL ) defensive records for second basemen and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975 .
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago , Illinois . The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field , located on the city 's North Side . The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago ; the other , the Chicago White Sox , is a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The Cubs , first known as the White Stockings , were a founding member of the NL in 1876 , becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903 . The Cubs have appeared in a total of eleven World Series . The 1906 Cubs won 116 games , finishing 116-36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of .763 , before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox ( The Hitless Wonders ) by four games to two . The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908 , becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series , and the first to win it twice . Most recently , the Cubs won the 2016 National League Championship Series and 2016 World Series , which ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and a 108-year World Series championship drought , both of which are record droughts in Major League Baseball . The 108-year drought was also the longest such occurrence in all major North American sports . Since the start of divisional play in 1969 , the Cubs have appeared in the postseason ten times through the 2019 season . The Cubs are known as the North Siders , a reference to the location of Wrigley Field within the city of Chicago , and in contrast to the White Sox , whose home field ( Guaranteed Rate Field ) is located on the South Side .
Joseph Michael Medwick ( November 24 , 1911 - March 21 , 1975 ) , nicknamed Ducky , was an American Major League Baseball player . A left fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals during the Gashouse Gang era of the 1930s , he also played with the Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1940-1943 , 1946 ) , New York Giants ( 1943-1945 ) , and Boston Braves ( 1945 ) . Medwick is the last National League player to win the Batting Triple Crown Award ( 1937 ) . Medwick was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers ' Association of America in 1968 , receiving 84.81% of the votes . In 2014 , he became a member of the inaugural class of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame .
Henry Benjamin Greenberg ( born Hyman Greenberg ; January 1 , 1911 - September 4 , 1986 ) , nicknamed Hammerin ' Hank , Hankus Pankus , or The Hebrew Hammer , was an American professional baseball player and team executive . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s . A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award winner , he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history . He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II , all of which took place during his major league career . Greenberg played the first twelve of his thirteen major league seasons for Detroit . He was an American League ( AL ) All-Star for four seasons [ a ] and an AL MVP in 1935 ( first baseman ) and 1940 ( left fielder ) . He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons , and won two World Series championships with the Tigers ( 1935 and 1945 ) . He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx 's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone but Babe Ruth , and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth 's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris ' record 61 in 1961 . Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league , and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter ( 183 in 1937 , a 154-game schedule ) . In 1947 , Greenberg signed a contract for a record $ 85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates , where he played his final MLB season that year . After retiring from playing , Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox . Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports .
Edgar Martínez ( born January 2 , 1963 ) , nicknamed Gar and Papi , is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and coach . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a designated hitter and third baseman for the Seattle Mariners from 1987 through 2004 . He served as the Mariners ' hitting coach from 2015 through 2018 . Martínez grew up in Dorado , Puerto Rico . Not highly regarded as a prospect , he signed with the Mariners as a free agent in 1982 , and was given a small signing bonus . He made his major league debut in 1987 , but did not establish himself as a full-time player until 1990 . In the 1995 American League Division Series , he hit The Double , which won the series and increased public support for Mariners baseball as they attempted to fund a new stadium . He continued to play until 2004 , when injuries forced him to retire . Martínez was a seven-time MLB All-Star , five-time Silver Slugger , and two-time batting champion . He is one of 18 MLB players to record a batting average of .300 , an on-base percentage of .400 , and a slugging percentage of .500 in 5,000 or more plate appearances . The Mariners retired his uniform number and inducted him into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame . Martínez was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 .
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle , Washington . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 playing their home games in the Kingdome . Since July 1999 , the Mariners ' home ballpark has been T-Mobile Park ( formerly Safeco Field ) , located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle . The Mariners name originates from the prominence of marine culture in the city of Seattle . They are nicknamed the M 's , a title featured in their primary logo from 1987 to 1992 . They adopted their current team colors - navy blue , northwest green ( teal ) , and silver - prior to the 1993 season , after having been royal blue and gold since the team 's inception . Their mascot is the Mariner Moose . The organization did not field a winning team until 1991 , and any real success eluded them until 1995 when they won their first division championship and defeated the New York Yankees in the ALDS . The game-winning hit in Game 5 , in which Edgar Martínez drove home Ken Griffey Jr. to win the game in the 11th inning , clinched a series win for the Mariners , served as a powerful impetus to preserve baseball in Seattle , and has since become an iconic moment in team history . The Mariners won 116 games in 2001 , which set the American League record for most wins in a single season and tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the Major League record for most wins in a single season . Through the end of the 2019 season , the franchise has finished with a losing record in 29 of 43 seasons .
Craig Alan Biggio ( /ˈbɪdʒioʊ/ ; born December 14 , 1965 ) is an American former second baseman , outfielder and catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career from 1988 through 2007 for the Houston Astros . A seven-time National League ( NL ) All-Star often regarded as the greatest all-around player in Astros history , he is the only player ever to be named an All-Star at both catcher and second base . With longtime teammates Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman , he formed the core of the Killer B 's who led Houston to six playoff appearances from 1997 to 2005 , culminating in the franchise 's first World Series appearance in 2005 . At the end of his career , he ranked sixth in NL history in games played ( 2,850 ) , fifth in at bats ( 10,876 ) , twenty-first in hits ( 3,060 ) , and seventh in runs scored ( 1,844 ) . His 668 career doubles ranked fifth in major league history , and are the most ever by a right-handed hitter ; his 56 doubles in 1999 were the most in the major leagues in 63 years . Biggio , who batted .300 four times and scored 100 runs eight times , holds Astros franchise records for most career games , at bats , hits , runs scored , doubles , total bases ( 4,711 ) and extra base hits ( 1,014 ) , and ranks second in runs batted in ( 1,175 ) , walks ( 1,160 ) and stolen bases ( 414 ) . He also holds the NL record for most times leading off a game with a home run ( 53 ) , and is one of only five players with 250 home runs and 400 steals . A four-time Gold Glove Award winner who led NL second basemen in assists six times and putouts five times , he retired ranking fourth in NL history in games at second base ( 1,989 ) , sixth in assists ( 5,448 ) and fielding percentage ( .984 ) , seventh in putouts ( 3,992 ) and double plays ( 1,153 ) , and eighth in total chances ( 9,596 ) . He was the ninth player in the 3,000 hit club to collect all his hits with one team . Biggio also led the NL in times hit by pitch five times , with his career total of 285 trailing only Hughie Jennings ' 287 in major league history . One of the most admired players of his generation , Biggio received the 2005 Hutch Award for perseverance through adversity and the 2007 Roberto Clemente Award for sportsmanship and community service . The Astros retired the number 7 in his honor the year following his retirement .
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston , Texas . The Astros compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division , having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League ( NL ) . The Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets . The current name , reflecting Houston 's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center , was adopted three years later , when they moved into the Astrodome , the first domed sports stadium and the so-called eighth wonder of the world . The Astros moved to a new stadium called Minute Maid Park in 2000 . The Astros played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993 , then the NL Central division from 1994 to 2012 , before being moved to the AL West as part of a minor realignment in 2013 . The Astros posted their first winning record in 1972 and made the playoffs for the first time in 1980 . The team made its first World Series appearance in 2005 as an NL team , only to be swept by the Chicago White Sox . The team embraced sabermetrics and new technologies in the 2010s , transforming from a tanking 100-loss team into a powerhouse . The Astros won the 2017 World Series , their first championship , against the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games in the wake of Hurricane Harvey . They returned to the World Series in 2019 , losing to the Washington Nationals in seven games . On January 13 , 2020 , the Astros manager A.J .
Todd Lynn Helton ( born August 20 , 1973 ) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year career for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . A five-time All-Star , four-time Silver Slugger , and three-time Gold Glove Award winner , Helton holds the Colorado Rockies club records for hits ( 2,519 ) , home runs ( 369 ) , doubles ( 592 ) , walks ( 1,335 ) , runs scored ( 1,401 ) , runs batted in ( RBI , with 1,406 ) , games played ( 2,247 ) , and total bases ( 4,292 ) , among others . Each season from 1999-2004 , Helton met or exceeded all of the following totals : .320 batting average , 39 doubles , 30 home runs , 107 runs scored , 96 RBI , .577 slugging percentage and .981 on-base plus slugging . In 2000 , he won the batting title with a .372 average , and also led MLB with a .698 slugging percentage , 59 doubles , 147 RBI and the National League with 216 hits . Helton amassed his 2,000th career hit against the Atlanta Braves on May 19 , 2009 , and his 2,500th against the Cincinnati Reds on September 1 , 2013 .
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver , Colorado . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . The team 's home venue is Coors Field , located in the Lower Downtown area of Denver . The team is owned by the Monfort brothers and managed by Bud Black . The Rockies began play as an expansion team for the 1993 season , and played their home games for their first two seasons at Mile High Stadium . Since 1995 , they have played at Coors Field , which has earned a reputation as a hitter 's park . The Rockies have qualified for the postseason five times , each time as a Wild Card winner . In 2007 , the team earned its first ( and only ) NL pennant after winning 14 of their final 15 games in the regular season to secure a Wild Card position . In the 2007 World Series , they were swept by the American League ( AL ) champions Boston Red Sox in four games .
Anthony Nomar Garciaparra ( /ˈnoʊmɑːr ɡɑːrˌsiːəˈpɑːrə/ ; born July 23 , 1973 ) is an American retired Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst . After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox , he played shortstop , third base and first base for the Chicago Cubs , Los Angeles Dodgers , and the Oakland Athletics . He is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game , and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium . Garciaparra is a six-time All-Star ( 1997 , 1999 , 2000 , 2002 , 2003 , 2006 ) , and was the AL Rookie of the Year and AL Silver Slugger Award winner at shortstop in 1997 . In 2001 , he suffered a wrist injury , the first in a series of significant injuries that plagued the remainder of his career . Known for his ability to hit for average , Garciaparra is a lifetime .313 hitter . He had the highest single-season batting average by a right handed batter in the post-war era , batting .372 in 2000 , and was the first right handed batter to win the AL Batting Title in consecutive seasons since Joe DiMaggio , when he accomplished the feat in 1999 and 2000 .
José Miguel Cabrera Torres ( born April 18 , 1983 ) , commonly known as Miguel Cabrera and nicknamed Miggy , is a Venezuelan professional baseball player . He is the first baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . Since his debut in 2003 he has been a two-time American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award winner , a four-time AL batting champion , and an 11-time MLB All-Star . He has played at first and third base for most of his major league career , but primarily played left and right field before 2006 . He claimed the 17th MLB Triple Crown in 2012 , the first to do so in 45 seasons . In Venezuelan Winter League , Liga de Beisbol Profesional de Venezuela , Cabrera was signed by Tigres de Aragua at 16 years old . He batted his first hit in LVBP on December 1999 . Cabrera was signed in 1999 as an amateur free agent by the Florida Marlins , and progressed through their minor league system . He made his MLB debut in mid-2003 at the age of 20 , and contributed to the Marlins ' World Series success later that year . Over the next four seasons , Cabrera was a regular player for the Marlins before being traded to the Detroit Tigers in late 2007 . In 2012 , Cabrera became the first player since 1967 to win the batting Triple Crown , leading the AL with a .330 batting average , 44 home runs , and 139 runs batted in ( RBIs ) , earning him the AL MVP award that year . In 2013 , Cabrera improved on his previous year 's batting performance , including a career-high .348 batting average , and received another AL MVP award .
The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami , Florida . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . Their home park is Marlins Park . Though one of only two MLB franchises to have never won a division title ( the other being the Colorado Rockies ) , the Marlins have won two World Series championships as a wild card team . The team began play as an expansion team in the 1993 season as the Florida Marlins and played home games from their inaugural season to the 2012 season at what was originally called Joe Robbie Stadium , which they shared with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Since the 2012 season , they have played at Marlins Park in downtown Miami , on the site of the former Orange Bowl . The new park , unlike their previous home ( which was criticized in its baseball configuration for poor sight lines in some locations ) , was designed foremost as a baseball park . Per an agreement with the city and Miami-Dade County ( which owns the park ) , the Marlins officially changed their name to the Miami Marlins on November 11 , 2011 . They also adopted a new logo , color scheme , and uniforms . The Marlins have the distinction of winning a World Series championship in every postseason they have qualified for to date , having won the World Series in 1997 and 2003 as National League wild card team . They also have the distinction of being the only franchise in the major four North American professional sports leagues ( MLB , NBA , NFL , NHL ) to have never lost a playoff round . They defeated the American League ( AL ) champion Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series , with shortstop Édgar Rentería driving in second baseman Craig Counsell for the series-clinching run in the 11th inning of the seventh and deciding game .