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20-669: The Mississippi State League began play in 1921. It featured four teams: the Clarksdale Cubs of Clarksdale, Mississippi , the Greenwood Indians of Greenwood, Mississippi , the Jackson Red Sox of Jackson, Mississippi and the Meridian Mets of Meridian, Mississippi . The Cubs finished in first place in the league's regular season. Greenwood beat them in the postseason, five games to none to claim

40-428: A fielder's choice . A double is a type of hit (the others being the single , triple and home run ) and is sometimes called a "two-bagger" or "two-base hit". For statistical and scorekeeping purposes it is denoted by 2B . Typically, a double is a well-hit ball into the outfield that finds the "gap" between the center fielder and one of the corner outfielders , bounces off the outfield wall and down into

60-672: A Class-D league. The team played under the name the Clarksdale Swamp Angels and featured three players, Clarence Kraft , John Merritt , and Claude Thomas , who had or went on to have major league experience. Like the first professional team in Clarksdale, the Swamp Angels folded after one season. In 1921, Clarksdale was again a home to a professional baseball team. This time the Clarksdale Cubs would play for three seasons before folding. Their first season, 1921,

80-443: A batted ball is hit fairly and bounces out of play is referred to as a ground rule double . The batter is awarded second base and any runners advance two bases from the base they occupied at the time of the pitch. Prior to 1931 , such hits were considered home runs . A two-base hit awarded because the batter hit into a special situation defined in the ground rules is also defined as a ground rule double. An example of this occurs where

100-798: A defunct minor league baseball team that was based in Clarksdale, Mississippi . They played under different names over their 13 nonconsecutive seasons, including the Ginners (1934–1936, 1941), the Red Sox (1937–1940), and finally the Planters (1947–1951). The team started out in the East Dixie League from 1934 to 1935, and later joined the Cotton States League from 1937 to 1941, and 1947 to 1951. Clarksdale ceased to have

120-541: A single and an error , however. The sole player to have twice hit three doubles in a postseason game is Albert Pujols , both times in the 2011 postseason. The most doubles hit in a postseason game by both teams combined is 13, by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the 2004 ALCS . There have been 13 postseason games that ended with a walk-off double; the most recent was hit by Carlos Correa of

140-560: A single postseason: Albert Pujols and David Freese (both 2011) and Ben Zobrist (2015). The most doubles hit by a player in a major league game is four. This has been achieved more than 40 times, most recently on April 27, 2022, by Kyle Farmer for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Diego Padres . Only two players—Billy Werber and Albert Belle—have achieved the feat twice. Johnny Damon and Shannon Stewart are

160-588: A team for five seasons (1942–1946). However, the team returned in 1947 under the Planters name. The team was classified as a Class-C team for all of their 13 years. Clarksdale was affiliated with the Cleveland Indians for one season (1936), and the Boston Red Sox for two seasons (1938–1939). Clarksdale, Mississippi has a professional baseball history stretching back to 1904. That season,

180-603: Is Tris Speaker , with 792. The following players are the top 10 Major League doubles hitters of all-time: Derek Jeter has the most career doubles (32) in postseason history. Only five players in Major League history have reached 50 or more doubles in a season at least three times: Tris Speaker (1912, 1920–21, 1923, 1926), Paul Waner (1928, 1932, 1936), Stan Musial (1944, 1946, 1953), Brian Roberts (2004, 2008–09) and Albert Pujols (2003–04, 2012). Individual season leaders: Three players have hit eight doubles in

200-535: The Houston Astros in Game 2 of the 2017 ALCS . The 1924 and 1929 World Series were both won via a game-ending RBI double. Nine players have hit two doubles in an All-Star Game , most recently Jonathan Lucroy in the 2014 edition . Bo Bichette hit a double in a record nine consecutive games in 2019. Among MLB pitchers, Earl Whitehill of the Washington Senators has given up

220-618: The Clarksdale baseball club of the Delta League began its one-year run. They were classified as Class D. The team featured Harry Kane and Beals Becker who were the only two players on the club that played or went on to play in Major League Baseball . After the 1904 season, the Clarksdale club ceased operations. In 1913, Clarksdale included in Cotton States League, who at this time were classified as

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240-471: The Clarksdale club played as the Planters, however, in 1937 the team was renamed the Red Sox. General references Inline citations Double (baseball) In baseball , a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire , without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error ) or another runner being put out on

260-679: The Cubs played in the Mississippi State League . The next two seasons, however, the Cubs played in the Cotton States League. Over their three-year stint, the Cubs were classified as a Class-D team. The 1921 team featured major leaguers Happy Foreman and Earl Webb . In 1934, the Baton Rouge Red Sticks , who were playing in the East Dixie League, moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi during the season and

280-506: The championship. Meridian finished in third place, while Jackson finished in last. Multiple future and former major leaguers played in the league, including Hughie Critz , Happy Foreman , Red Lucas , Red McDermott , Rebel Oakes (who also managed Jackson) and Earl Webb . The league folded after 1921. All four cities had teams in the Cotton States League the following year. schedule Playoff: Greenwood 5 games, Clarksdale 0. Clarksdale Cubs The Clarksdale Planters are

300-509: The field of play, or is hit up one of the two foul lines. To hit many doubles, a batter must have decent hitting skill and power; it also helps to run well enough to beat an outfield throw. Many of the best double hitting batters were revered for high baseball IQ and the ability to slide well and turn a single into an extra-base hit. Doubles typically drive in runs from third base , second base, and even from first base at times. When total bases and slugging percentages are calculated,

320-470: The number two is used for the calculation. Teams sometimes position their fielders in a "no doubles" defense, meaning: This defensive alignment is typically seen late in a game, when the team in the field is ahead by one or two runs. Renowned doubles hitters occasionally acquire a nickname that relates to their doubles hitting, for example "Mitchy Two Bags" ( Mitch Moreland ) and "Tony Two Bags" ( Anthony Rendon ). A two-base hit awarded by an umpire when

340-534: The only players to have hit four doubles in interleague play , doing so in separate games on July 18, 2000. The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded the most doubles by a team in one game: they hit 13 doubles in a 17–13 win over the Chicago Cubs on July 12, 1931, in the second game of a doubleheader . Frank Isbell of the Chicago White Sox hit four doubles in Game 5 of the 1906 World Series ,

360-414: The only time this has been achieved in the postseason . Freddy Sanchez was the first player to hit three doubles in his first three World Series plate appearances, doing so in Game 1 of the 2010 World Series . Later in the game, Sanchez reached second base on a base hit that was initially scored as a double, which would have tied Isbell's World Series and postseason records; the play was later amended to

380-599: The rules of Chicago's Wrigley Field award a ground rule double if a batted ball is lost in the vines on the outfield bleacher wall. At the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, umpires awarded Dave Kingman a ground rule double in a 1984 game, when a ball he hit became stuck in the roof, although no specific ground rule existed for that situation at the Metrodome at the time. The all-time leader in doubles

400-573: The team was renamed the "Ginners". That season, the team went 47–82. Bill Marshall and Doc Land , who both played limited time in the major leagues over their careers, tied for the most hits on the Ginners with 147. Doc Land led the team in doubles with 32, Carl Fairly led the team in triples with 12, and Frank Myers led the team in home runs with five. Pitching leaders included George Mills and Roy Mackey in wins with 10, Mackey in losses , and Mackey in innings pitched with 209. Until 1936,

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