Triples : 1891 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1891 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Tom Brown 21 Boston Red Stockings 1
Dan Brouthers 19 Boston Red Stockings 2
Jim Canavan 18 Cincinnati Porkers 3
Milwaukee Brewers  
Perry Werden 18 Baltimore Orioles  
Tommy Corcoran 15 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Bill Joyce 15 Boston Red Stockings  
George Van Haltren 15 Baltimore Orioles  
Lave Cross 14 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Bill Johnson 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Henry Larkin 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Wood 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jack Crooks 13 Columbus Colts 12
Duke Farrell 13 Boston Red Stockings  
Bill Hallman 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Mulvey 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jim McTamany 12 Columbus Colts 16
Philadelphia Athletics  
Jocko Milligan 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Tim Shinnick 11 Louisville Colonels 18
John Carney 10 Cincinnati Porkers 19
Milwaukee Brewers  
Tommy Dowd 10 Boston Red Stockings  
Washington Senators  
Deacon McGuire 10 Washington Senators  
Emmett Seery 10 Cincinnati Porkers  
Curt Welch 10 Baltimore Orioles  
Jack Boyle 8 St. Louis Browns 24
Hugh Duffy 8 Boston Red Stockings  



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.

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?