Triples records set by teams over the course of a season, most triples in a game by a team, most triples in an inning by a team, and additional team specific triples records are included in this record book. Records are presented in alphabetical order and ties within records are alphabetized. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"A triple is like meeting a woman who excites you, spending the evening talking and getting more excited, then taking her home. It drags on and on and you're never sure how it's going to turn out." - George Foster
Triples Records set by Major League Baseball TeamsTriples Records Appear in Alphabetical Order |
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Triples Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | |
Fewest Triples by a Team In A Season |
AL | Toronto | 5 | 2017 |
NL | St. Louis | 9 | 2018 | |
Longest Game | By Innings Without Any Triples |
AL | Milwaukee vs Chicago | 0 | 05-08-1984 |
25 Innings | ||||
NL | New York vs St. Louis | 0 | 09-11-1974 | |
25 Innings | ||||
Most Triples by any Team In A Doubleheader | Both Teams |
AL | Chicago (9) vs Milwaukee (1) | 10 | 09-15-1901 |
NL | Baltimore (9) vs Cleveland (2) | 11 | 09-03-1894 | |
Most Triples by any Team In A Doubleheader | One Team |
AL | Chicago (vs Milwaukee) | 9 | 09-15-1901 |
09-15-1901 | ||||
NL | Cincinnati (vs Chicago) | 9 | 05-27-1922 | |
05-27-1922 | ||||
Most Triples by any Team In A 9-Inning Game | Both Teams |
AL | Detroit (6) vs New York (3) | 9 | 06-17-1922 |
NL | Washington (6) vs Louisville (3) | 9 | 08-24-1893 | |
Pittsburgh (7) vs Cincinnati (2) | 08-01-1894 | |||
Pittsburgh (6) vs Chicago (3) | 07-04-1904 | |||
Pittsburgh (8) vs St. Louis (1) | 05-30-1925 | |||
Most Triples by any Team In A 9-Inning Game | One Team |
AL | Chicago (vs Milwaukee) | 6 | 09-15-1901 |
Philadelphia (vs Detroit) | 05-18-1912 | |||
Chicago (vs New York) | 09-17-1920 | |||
Detroit (vs New York) | 06-17-1922 | |||
NL | Pittsburgh (vs St. Louis) | 8 | 05-30-1925 | |
Most Triples by any Team In A Season |
AL | Baltimore | 112 | 1901 |
Boston | 1903 | |||
NL | Baltimore | 153 | 1894 | |
Triples Record | LG | Team(s) | Data | |
Triples Records by MLB Teams | Research by Baseball Almanac |
From 1931 to 1937, the Washington Senators led the American League in triples which is the most consecutive years by any club in Major League history. Their National League counterpart? The Pittsburgh Pirates (1932-1937).
On September 15, 1901, Chicago hit five triples against Milwaukee in the eighth inning, the most ever hit in a single inning by one team in baseball history!
The Chicago Tribune | September 16, 1901 | Page 9
Did you know that when the Boston Red Sox hit four consecutive triples, against the Detroit Tigers, in the fourth inning, on May 6, 1934, it was the most triples ever hit consecutively by any team, during any inning, in major league history?