MLB TRIPLES RECORDS

Official Triples Records Set in Major League Baseball | Baseball Almanac

Triples records set by Major League Baseball players including most triples in a career, single season triples records, and game specific triples marks are included in this triples record book. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference." - Cobb, Ty. Hall of Famer / American League Career Leader for Triples. The Tumult and the Shouting: My Life in Sport. Rice, Grantland. Rigby Publishing. 1 January 1977. Page 114.

Triples Records

Career Triples Records

Most Triples
In A Career | Top 1,000
AL Ty Cobb Detroit 284 295
Philadelphia 11
NL Honus Wagner Louisville 20 252
Pittsburgh 232
ML Sam Crawford Cincinnati [NL] 60 309
Detroit [AL] 249
Most Triples
In A Career
With Bases Loaded
AL Shano Collins Chicago 8 8
Boston 0
NL Jose Cruz St. Louis 0 8
Houston 8
ML Steve Finley Baltimore [AL] 0 8
Houston [NL] 1
San Diego [NL] 2
Arizona [NL] 3
Los Angeles [NL] 0
Los Angeles [AL] 1
San Francisco [NL] 1
Colorado [NL] 0

Triples Records

Single Season Triples Records

Fewest Triples
League Leader | Full Season
(Year-by-Year)
AL Del Unser Washington 8 1969
Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles 2021
NL Gavin Lux Los Angeles 7 2022
Brandon Nimmo New York 2022
Most Triples
In A Season | Top 500
AA Dave Orr New York 31 1886
AL Sam Crawford Detroit 26 1914
Joe Jackson Cleveland 1912
NL Chief Wilson Pittsburgh 36 1912
Most Triples
In A Season | Lefthander
AL Sam Crawford Detroit 26 1914
Joe Jackson Cleveland 1912
NL Chief Wilson Pittsburgh 36 1912
Most Triples
In A Season | Righthander
AA Dave Orr New York 31 1886
AL Bill Bradley Cleveland 22 1903
Birdie Cree New York 1911
Snuffy Stirnweiss New York 1945
NL Perry Werden St. Louis 29 1893
Most Triples
In A Season | Rookie
AL Joe Cassidy Washington 19 1904
Frank Baker Philadelphia 1909
Joe Jackson Cleveland 1911
NL Jimmy Williams Pittsburgh 27 1899
Most Triples
In A Season | Switch-Hitter
AL Willie Wilson Kansas City 21 1985
NL George Davis New York 27 1893
Most At-Bats
In A Season Without A Triple
AL Derek Jeter New York 683 2012
NL Sammy Sosa Chicago 643 1998
Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading The League | Y-b-Y
AL Lance Johnson Chicago 4 1991-1994
NL Garry Templeton St. Louis 3 1977-1979
Most Seasons
Leading The League | Y-b-Y
AL Sam Crawford Detroit 5 5
Willie Wilson Kansas City 5 5
NL Stan Musial St. Louis 5 5
ML Sam Crawford Cincinnati [NL] 1 6
Detroit [AL] 5

Triples Records

Game Specific Triples Records

Most Triples
In A Game

Bold = League Records
(3+ Triples in a Game)

AA George Strief Philadelphia 4 06-25-1885
AL Elmer Flick Cleveland 3 07-06-1902
Bill Bradley Cleveland 07-28-1903
Patsy Dougherty Boston 09-05-1903
Billy Lush Detroit 09-26-1903
Nap Lajoie Cleveland 07-13-1904
Hal Chase New York 08-30-1906
Joe Jackson Cleveland 06-30-1912
Gus Williams St. Louis 04-24-1913
Joe Judge Washington 08-09-1921
Baby Doll Jacobson St. Louis 09-09-1922
Jackie Tavener Detroit 09-12-1925
Earle Combs New York 09-22-1927
Charlie Gehringer Detroit 08-05-1929
Joe Kuhel Washington 05-13-1937
Joe DiMaggio New York 08-27-1938
Ben Chapman Cleveland 07-03-1939
Bert Campaneris Kansas City 08-29-1967
Al Bumbry Baltimore 09-22-1973
Ken Landreaux Minnesota 07-03-1980
Lance Johnson Chicago 09-23-1995
Denard Span Minnesota 06-29-2010
FL Jack Lewis Pittsburgh 3 05-07-1914
Fred Smith Buffalo 04-27-1915
Al Shaw Kansas City 07-04-1915
NL Bill Joyce New York 4 05-18-1897
Larry Twitchell Cleveland 3 08-15-1889
Jouett Meekin New York 07-04-1894
Ginger Beaumont Pittsburgh 08-09-1899
Harry Wolverton Philadelphia 07-13-1900
Jimmy Sheckard Brooklyn 04-18-1901
Mike Donlin Cincinnati 09-22-1903
Miller Huggins Cincinnati 10-08-1904
Dave Brain St. Louis 05-29-1905
Dave Brain Pittsburgh 08-08-1905
Pat Moran Boston 08-10-1905
Chief Wilson Pittsburgh 07-24-1911
Ross Youngs New York 05-11-1920
Ray Powell Boston 09-27-1921
Charlie Hollocher Chicago 08-13-1922
Jim Bottomley St. Louis 05-15-1923
Les Bell St. Louis 09-22-1926
Lance Richbourg Boston 07-31-1929
Carlos Bernier Pittsburgh 05-02-1953
Danny O'Connell Milwaukee 06-13-1956
Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh 09-08-1958
Willie Mays San Francisco 09-15-1960
Ernie Banks Chicago 06-11-1966
Doug Flynn New York 08-05-1980
Craig Reynolds Houston 05-16-1981
Shawon Dunston Chicago 07-28-1990
Herm Winningham Cincinnati 08-15-1990
Rafael Furcal Atlanta 04-21-2002
Yasiel Puig Los Angeles 07-25-2014

Most Triples
In A Game

(First Game Ever)

AL Ed Irwin Detroit 2 05-18-1912
Roy Weatherly Cleveland 06-27-1936
NL Willie McCovey San Francisco 2 07-30-1959
John Sipin San Diego 05-24-1969

Most Triples
In A Game

(In An Opening Day Game)

AL Tilly Walker Boston 2 04-11-1917
Tommy Henrich New York 04-18-1950
Tony Pena Kansas City 04-02-2007
Justin Maxwell Houston 03-31-2013
NL Bubbles Hargrave Cincinnati 2 04-15-1924
Arky Vaughan Pittsburgh 04-15-1941
Most Triples
In An Inning
AA Harry Wheeler Cincinnati 2 07-28-1882
11th Inning
Harry Stovey Philadelphia 08-18-1884
8th Inning
AL Al Zarilla St. Louis 2 07-13-1946
4th Inning
Gil Coan Washington 04-21-1951
6th Inning
Kyle Tucker Houston 09-10-2023
6th Inning
NL Joe Hornung Boston 2 05-06-1882
8th Inning
Heinie Peitz St. Louis 07-02-1895
1st Inning
Frank Shugart Louisville 07-30-1895
5th Inning
Buck Freeman Boston 07-25-1900
1st Inning
Bill Dahlen Brooklyn 08-30-1900
8th Inning
Gavvy Cravath Philadelphia 06-22-1912
4th Inning
Curt Walker Cincinnati 07-22-1926
2nd Inning
Cory Sullivan Colorado 04-09-2006
5th Inning
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baseball almanac fast facts

On September 22, 1903, Mike Donlin of the Cincinnati Reds became the first and only National League player to hit four triples during a doubleheader. During the seasons (1882-1891) that the American Association was a Major League, Billy Hamilton of the Kansas City Blues, on June 28, 1889, also had four triples during a doubleheader. Not one American League player has ever accomplished this unique doubleheader three-bag feat.

In 1905, Dave Brain of the St. Louis Cardinals (May 29, 1905) and Pittsburgh Pirates (August 8, 1905) became the first and only player to hit three triples in one game, two different times during the same season (and did so with two different teams).

Chief Wilson of the 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates is the only player in Major League Baseball history to hit at least one triple in five consecutive games! The 1912 game dates from the record-setting streak are June 17th (one triple), June 18th (one triple), June 19th (one triple), June 20th (Game 1 of a doubleheader / one triple), and June 20th (Game 2 of a doubleheader / two triples).