Teammates that Led the League in Doubles and Home Runs

As the Orioles were finishing up their three-game sweep of the Yankees, I heard someone say that Manny Machado (38 2B) and Chris Davis (31 HR) would be the first teammates to lead the league in doubles and home runs since Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth in 1927.

I was blown away at first, until it was specified that they'd be the first to lead all of Major League Baseball in those categories. That's still pretty amazing, but it got me thinking about pairs of teammates that simply led their own league in two-baggers and dingers. So after combing through the yearly leaderboards, I compiled the list below:

* The third and fourth column are for the major league leader in 2B and HR, totals that tied for the league lead are marked with an asterisk, with the player they tied with listed on the right.

League	2B Leader	2B	HR Leader	HR	ML 2B Leader	2B	ML HR Leader	HR
2012 NL (MIL)	Aramis Ramirez	50	Ryan Braun	41	Alex Gordon	51	Miguel Cabrera	44
1986 NL (PHI)	Von Hayes	46	Mike Schmidt	37	Don Mattingly	53	Jesse Barfield	40
1982 AL (MIL)	Robin Yount	46*	Gorman Thomas	39*	Hal McRae	46*	Reggie Jackson	39*
1980 NL (PHI)	Pete Rose	42	Mike Schmidt	48	Robin Yount	49
1980 AL (MIL)	Robin Yount	49	Ben Oglivie	41*			Mike Schmidt	48	* Tied w/ Reggie Jackson
1979 AL (MIL)	Cecil Cooper	44*	Gorman Thomas	45	Keith Hernandez	48	Dave Kingman	48	* Tied w/ Chet Lemon
1978 NL (CIN)	Pete Rose	51	George Foster	40			Jim Rice	46
1973 AL (OAK)	Sal Bando	32*	Reggie Jackson	32	Willie Stargell	43	Willie Stargell	44	* Tied w/ Pedro Garcia
1969 AL (MIN)	Tony Oliva	39	Harmon Killebrew	49	Matty Alou	41
1967 AL (MIN)	Tony Oliva	34	Harmon Killebrew	44*	Rusty Staub	44			* Tied w/ Carl Yastrzemski
1965 AL (BOS)	Carl Yastrzemski	45*	Tony Conigliaro	32			Willie Mays	52	* Tied w/ Zoilo Versalles
1964 AL (MIN)	Tony Oliva	43	Harmon Killebrew	49	Lee Maye	44
1943 AL (DET)	Dick Wakefield	38	Rudy York	34	Stan Musial	48
1941 NL (BKN)	Pete Reiser	39*	Dolph Camilli	34	Lou Boudreau	45	Ted Williams	37	* Tied w/ Johnny Mize
1939 NL (STL)	Enos Slaughter	52	Johnny Mize	28			Jimmie Foxx	35
1932 AL (PHA)	Eric McNair	47	Jimmie Foxx	58	Paul Waner	62
1928 AL (NYY)	Lou Gehrig	47*	Babe Ruth	54	Paul Waner	50			* Tied w/ Heinie Manush
1927 NL (CHN)	Riggs Stephenson	46	Hack Wilson	30*	Lou Gehrig	52	Babe Ruth	60	* Tied w/ Cy Williams
1927 AL (NYY)	Lou Gehrig	52	Babe Ruth	60
1925 NL (STL)	Jim Bottomley	44	Rogers Hornsby	39	Marty McManus	44
1914 NL (PHI)	Sherry Magee	39	Gavvy Cravath	19	Tris Speaker	46
1908 AL (DET)	Ty Cobb	36	Sam Crawford	7	Honus Wagner	39	Tim Jordan	12
1905 NL (CIN)	Cy Seymour	40	Fred Odwell	9	Harry Davis	47
1902 NL (PIT)	Honus Wagner	30	Tommy Leach	6	Two Tied With	43	Socks Seybold	16
1902 AL (PHA)	Harry Davis	43*	Socks Seybold	16					* Tied w/ Ed Delahanty
1895 NL (PHI)	Ed Delahanty	49	Sam Thompson	18
1893 NL (PHI	Sam Thompson	37	Ed Delahanty	19
1889 AA (PHA)	Curt Welch	39	Harry Stovey	19*	King Kelly	41	Sam Thompson	20	* Tied w/ Bug Holliday
1886 NL (DTN)	Cap Anson	40	Hardy Richardson	11*					* Tied w/ Cap Anson
1885 NL (CHN)	Cap Anson	35	Abner Dalrymple	11
1885 AA (PHA)	Henry Larkin	37	Harry Stovey	13
1878 NL (PRO)	Dick Higham	22	Paul Hines	4
1875 NA (BOS)	Cal McVey	36	Jim O'Rourke	6

Machado and Davis both hold comfortable leads over their National League counterparts, with Machado in front of Yadier Molina 38-26 and Davis ahead of Carlos Gonzalez 31-22. Within the A.L., Davis himself is a distant second to Machado with 25 doubles. The closest player to Davis in homers is Miguel Cabrera, who has 25. We'll see how it shakes out in the second half of the season.*

*Let's also watch Machado's push for the single-season doubles record. In 1931, Red Sox outfielder Earl Webb set the mark with 67. The only players with more doubles than Machado in their team's first 83 games were Edgar Martinez (42 in 1996, finished with 52) and Webb (41). I've long been interested in the record held by the otherwise little-known Webb. I'm still bitter about the 1994 strike depriving Chuck Knoblauch of the chase (he was on pace for 65 when the season ended). Yet another what-if from that summer, along with the Expos push for a title, Tony Gwynn's run at .400 and a three-way battle for 61 homers between Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas and Matt Williams.

Here's a bonus list of players that led their league in doubles and homers by themselves:

League	Player	2B	HR	ML 2B Leader	2B	ML HR Leader	HR
1995 AL	Albert Belle	52*	50					* Tied w/ Edgar Martinez
1973 NL	Willie Stargell	43	44
1949 AL	Ted Williams	39	43	Stan Musial	41	Ralph Kiner	54
1945 NL	Tommy Holmes	47	28
1940 AL	Hank Greenberg	50	41			Johnny Mize	43
1937 NL	Joe Medwick	56	31*					* Tied w/ Mel Ott
1933 NL	Chuck Klein	44	28	Joe Cronin	45	Jimmie Foxx	48
1922 NL	Rogers Hornsby	46	42	Tris Speaker	48
1912 NL	Heinie Zimmerman	41	14	Tris Speaker	53
1912 AL	Tris Speaker	53	10*					* Tied w/ Home Run Baker
1907 AL	Harry Davis	35	8	Honus Wagner	38	Dave Brain	10
1905 AL	Harry Davis	47	8
1901 AL	Nap Lajoie	48	14			Sam Crawford	16
1896 NL	Ed Delahanty	44	13*					* Tied w/ Bill Joyce
1894 NL	Hugh Duffy	51	18
1888 NL	Jimmy Ryan	33*	16					* Tied w/ Dan Brouthers
1887 AA	Tip O'Neill	52	14			Billy O'Brien	19
1886 NL	Dan Brouthers	40	11*					* Tied w/ Hardy Richardson
1883 AA	Harry Stovey	31	14	Ned Williamson	49

So the only 20th-century players to lead the majors outright in doubles and homers are...Willie Stargell, Tommy Holmes and Harry Davis! Wouldn't have guessed that.