Triples : 1924 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1924 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Wally Pipp 19 New York Yankees 1
Goose Goslin 17 Washington Senators 2
Harry Heilmann 16 Detroit Tigers 3
Sam Rice 14 Washington Senators 4
Baby Doll Jacobson 12 St. Louis Browns 5
Bob Meusel 11 New York Yankees 6
Ty Cobb 10 Detroit Tigers 7
George Sisler 10 St. Louis Browns  
Aaron Ward 10 New York Yankees  
Bucky Harris 9 Washington Senators 10
Joe Harris 9 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Judge 9 Washington Senators  
Topper Rigney 9 Detroit Tigers  
Al Simmons 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
Tris Speaker 9 Cleveland Indians  
Bobby Veach 9 Boston Red Sox  
Bibb Falk 8 Chicago White Sox 17
Joe Hauser 8 Philadelphia Athletics  
Harry Hooper 8 Chicago White Sox  
Charlie Jamieson 8 Cleveland Indians  
Ernie Johnson 8 New York Yankees  
Heinie Manush 8 Detroit Tigers  
Jack Tobin 8 St. Louis Browns  
Lu Blue 7 Detroit Tigers 24
Eddie Collins 7 Chicago White Sox  



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?

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.