Single Season Leaders for Triples in the American League

Speed is the key to making this chart and only one member of the 500 Home Runs Club is listed (guess before you look). Are players today faster than they once were? Are they slower? There are many arguments supporting both sides, supporting better defense, supporting better pitching but the truth is only one active player appears anywhere on this chart.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in American League triples. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
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Triples
Single Season American League Leaders

'Top 100'
Sam Crawford 26 1914 Detroit Tigers AL 1
Joe Jackson 26 1912 Cleveland Naps AL  
Sam Crawford 25 1903 Detroit Tigers AL 3
Ty Cobb 24 1911 Detroit Tigers AL 4
Ty Cobb 24 1917 Detroit Tigers AL  
Ty Cobb 23 1912 Detroit Tigers AL 6
Earle Combs 23 1927 New York Yankees AL  
Sam Crawford 23 1913 Detroit Tigers AL  
Curtis Granderson 23 2007 Detroit Tigers AL  
Dale Mitchell 23 1949 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bill Bradley 22 1903 Cleveland Blues AL 11
Earle Combs 22 1930 New York Yankees AL  
Birdie Cree 22 1911 New York Highlanders AL  
Elmer Flick 22 1906 Cleveland Naps AL  
Tris Speaker 22 1913 Boston Red Sox AL  
Snuffy Stirnweiss 22 1945 New York Yankees AL  
Frank Baker 21 1912 Philadelphia Athletics AL 17
Earle Combs 21 1928 New York Yankees AL  
Sam Crawford 21 1912 Detroit Tigers AL  
Joe Jackson 21 1916 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bill Keister 21 1901 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Jimmy Williams 21 1901 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Jimmy Williams 21 1902 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Willie Wilson 21 1985 Kansas City Royals AL  
George Brett 20 1979 Kansas City Royals AL 25
Ty Cobb 20 1908 Detroit Tigers AL  
Buck Freeman 20 1903 Boston Americans AL  
Lou Gehrig 20 1926 New York Yankees AL  
Goose Goslin 20 1925 Washington Senators AL  
Cristian Guzman 20 2000 Minnesota Twins AL  
Jeff Heath 20 1941 Cleveland Indians AL  
Joe Jackson 20 1920 Chicago White Sox AL  
Heinie Manush 20 1928 St. Louis Browns AL  
George Stone 20 1906 St. Louis Browns AL  
Joe Vosmik 20 1935 Cleveland Indians AL  
Frank Baker 19 1909 Philadelphia Athletics AL 36
Joe Cassidy 19 1904 Washington Senators AL  
Carl Crawford 19 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL  
Sam Crawford 19 1910 Detroit Tigers AL  
Sam Crawford 19 1915 Detroit Tigers AL  
Buck Freeman 19 1902 Boston Americans AL  
Buck Freeman 19 1904 Boston Americans AL  
Larry Gardner 19 1914 Boston Red Sox AL  
Charlie Gehringer 19 1929 Detroit Tigers AL  
Joe Jackson 19 1911 Cleveland Naps AL  
Roy Johnson 19 1931 Detroit Tigers AL  
Barney McCosky 19 1940 Detroit Tigers AL  
Wally Pipp 19 1924 New York Yankees AL  
Chick Stahl 19 1904 Boston Americans AL  
Cecil Travis 19 1941 Washington Senators AL  
Joe Cronin 18 1932 Washington Senators AL 51
Elmer Flick 18 1905 Cleveland Naps AL  
Elmer Flick 18 1907 Cleveland Naps AL  
Jack Fournier 18 1915 Chicago White Sox AL  
Larry Gardner 18 1912 Boston Red Sox AL  
Lou Gehrig 18 1927 New York Yankees AL  
Goose Goslin 18 1923 Washington Senators AL  
Jeff Heath 18 1938 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bris Lord 18 1910 Cleveland Naps AL  
Philadelphia Athletics AL
Harry Lord 18 1911 Chicago White Sox AL  
Heinie Manush 18 1927 Detroit Tigers AL  
Minnie Minoso 18 1954 Chicago White Sox AL  
Danny Murphy 18 1910 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Carl Reynolds 18 1930 Chicago White Sox AL  
Sam Rice 18 1923 Washington Senators AL  
Howie Shanks 18 1921 Washington Senators AL  
George Sisler 18 1920 St. Louis Browns AL  
George Sisler 18 1921 St. Louis Browns AL  
George Sisler 18 1922 St. Louis Browns AL  
Tris Speaker 18 1914 Boston Red Sox AL  
John Stone 18 1935 Washington Senators AL  
Jack Tobin 18 1921 St. Louis Browns AL  
Ray Chapman 17 1915 Cleveland Indians AL 73
Eddie Collins 17 1916 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jimmy Collins 17 1903 Boston Americans AL  
Shano Collins 17 1915 Chicago White Sox AL  
Sam Crawford 17 1907 Detroit Tigers AL  
Tony Fernandez 17 1990 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Chone Figgins 17 2004 Anaheim Angels AL  
Elmer Flick 17 1904 Cleveland Blues AL  
Lou Gehrig 17 1930 New York Yankees AL  
Charlie Gehringer 17 1926 Detroit Tigers AL  
Goose Goslin 17 1924 Washington Senators AL  
Harry Hooper 17 1920 Boston Red Sox AL  
Joe Jackson 17 1913 Cleveland Naps AL  
Joe Jackson 17 1917 Chicago White Sox AL  
Heinie Manush 17 1933 Washington Senators AL  
Sam Mertes 17 1901 Chicago White Stockings AL  
Danny Murphy 17 1904 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Freddy Parent 17 1903 Boston Americans AL  
Braggo Roth 17 1915 Chicago White Sox AL  
Cleveland Indians AL
Russ Scarritt 17 1929 Boston Red Sox AL  
Bobby Veach 17 1919 Detroit Tigers AL  
Earl Averill 16 1933 Cleveland Indians AL 94
Rod Carew 16 1977 Minnesota Twins AL  
Ty Cobb 16 1913 Detroit Tigers AL  
Ty Cobb 16 1921 Detroit Tigers AL  
Ty Cobb 16 1922 Detroit Tigers AL  
Jimmy Collins 16 1901 Boston Americans AL  
Earle Combs 16 1933 New York Yankees AL 100
Carl Crawford 16 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL  
Sam Crawford 16 1904 Detroit Tigers AL  
Sam Crawford 16 1906 Detroit Tigers AL  
Sam Crawford 16 1908 Detroit Tigers AL  
Birdie Cree 16 1910 New York Highlanders AL  
Hank Edwards 16 1946 Cleveland Indians AL  
Hobe Ferris 16 1905 Boston Americans AL  
Elmer Flick 16 1903 Cleveland Blues AL  
Charlie Gehringer 16 1928 Detroit Tigers AL  
Hank Greenberg 16 1935 Detroit Tigers AL  
Harry Heilmann 16 1924 Detroit Tigers AL  
Charlie Hickman 16 1904 Cleveland Blues AL  
Detroit Tigers AL
Baby Doll Jacobson 16 1922 St. Louis Browns AL  
Mike Kreevich 16 1937 Chicago White Sox AL  
Tony Lazzeri 16 1932 New York Yankees AL  
Buddy Lewis 16 1939 Washington Senators AL  
Johnny Lindell 16 1944 New York Yankees AL  
Bob Meusel 16 1921 New York Yankees AL  
Bing Miller 16 1929 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Paul Molitor 16 1979 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Johnny Mostil 16 1925 Chicago White Sox AL  
Buddy Myer 16 1932 Washington Senators AL  
Jim Rivera 16 1953 Chicago White Sox AL  
Babe Ruth 16 1921 New York Yankees AL  
Al Simmons 16 1930 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Chick Stahl 16 1901 Boston Americans AL  
Jake Stahl 16 1908 Boston Red Sox AL  
New York Highlanders AL
Jake Stahl 16 1910 Boston Red Sox AL  
Snuffy Stirnweiss 16 1944 New York Yankees AL  
Amos Strunk 16 1915 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Dixie Walker 16 1937 Chicago White Sox AL  
Tilly Walker 16 1914 St. Louis Browns AL  
Gus Williams 16 1913 St. Louis Browns AL  
Current Through 2008 Season


Did you know that the American League rookie with the most triples in a single season is Joe Cassidy who had nineteen (19) with Washington in one-hundred fifty-two (152) games played during the 1904 season?

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The National League single season record for triples was set in 1922 by Chief Wilson of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The American League single season record for triples is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Triples?
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