Triples : 1882 American Association Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1882 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Mike Mansell 16 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1
Billy Taylor 13 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 2
Ed Swartwood 11 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 3
Harry Wheeler 11 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Jimmy Wolf 8 Louisville Eclipse 5
Charlie Householder 7 Baltimore Orioles 6
Bid McPhee 7 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Oscar Walker 7 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Bill Gleason 6 St. Louis Brown Stockings 9
Jimmy Macullar 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Harry McCaffery 6 Louisville Eclipse  
St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Joe Sommer 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings  
George Strief 6 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Hick Carpenter 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 14
Charlie Comiskey 5 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Ned Cuthbert 5 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Ed Whiting 5 Baltimore Orioles  
Chick Fulmer 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings 18
Guy Hecker 4 Louisville Eclipse  
Fred Mann 4 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jumbo McGinnis 4 St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Charlie Morton 4 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
St. Louis Brown Stockings  
Pete Browning 3 Louisville Eclipse 23
Jack Leary 3 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Baltimore Orioles  
Jack O'Brien 3 Philadelphia Athletics  



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.