In baseball, a double is a hit in which the batter advances to second base in one play, with neither the benefit of a fielding error nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.
A batter may also be credited with a ground-rule double when a fair ball, after touching the ground, bounds into the stands or becomes lodged in a fence or scoreboard.
Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker holds the Major League Baseball career doubles record with 792.
Pete Rose is second with 746, the National League record.
Speaker, Rose, Stan Musial (725), and Ty Cobb (724) are the only players with more than 700 doubles.
Albert Pujols is the active leader and has the most career doubles by a right-handed hitter with 671.
Only doubles hit during the regular season are included in the totals (Derek Jeter holds the record in post-season doubles, with 32).
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Stats updated as of the end of the 2021 season.
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Major League Baseball
Doubles records 400 Category:Major League Baseball statistics
