The Los Angeles Dodgers hit 312 doubles during the regular season, their most in franchise history. They finished fourth in the Majors, just two shy of tying the Arizona Diamondbacks for the National League lead.
It’s the fourth time the Dodgers reached at least 300 doubles in a season; previously doing so in 2006 with 307 doubles, 1930 (303 doubles) and 2014 (302). They were led this year by Chris Taylor’s 34 two-baggers in what was a breakout campaign for the shortstop-turned-center-fielder.
He was followed by Corey Seager (33), Justin Turner (32), Yasmani Grandal (27), Cody Bellinger (26), Yasiel Puig (24), Kiké Hernandez (24), Chase Utley (20) and Joc Pederson (20). Logan Forsythe (19), Adrian Gonzalez (17) and Austin Barnes (15) were the team’s only other players to reach double digits.
Their nine players with at least 20 doubles also set a franchise record. The Dodgers had eight players reach the benchmark in both 1934 and 2002.
Forsythe was initially the eighth player this year to hit his 20th double, but it was later overturned and Michael A. Taylor was charged with an error. Joc Pederson’s two doubles off the bench in Sunday’s season finale thrust him into the group. Seager’s double that day was broke the franchise record, which was then extended by Bellinger, Turner and Pederson.
Also this season, the Dodgers broke a franchise record with six players (Bellinger, 39; Puig, 28; Seager, 22; Grandal, 22; Taylor, 21; Turner, 21) hitting at least 20 home runs.
Furthermore, the club set a Los Angeles franchise record with 104 wins and finished as the winningest team in Dodger Stadium history with a 57-24 home record.
