Triples : 1926 American League 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1926 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig 20 New York Yankees 1
Charlie Gehringer 17 Detroit Tigers 2
Goose Goslin 15 Washington Senators 3
Johnny Mostil 15 Chicago White Sox  
Lu Blue 14 Detroit Tigers 5
Tony Lazzeri 14 New York Yankees  
Sam Rice 14 Washington Senators  
Jackie Tavener 14 Detroit Tigers  
Earle Combs 12 New York Yankees 9
Earl McNeely 12 Washington Senators  
George Sisler 12 St. Louis Browns  
Phil Todt 12 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Judge 11 Washington Senators 13
Willie Kamm 10 Chicago White Sox 14
Marty McManus 10 St. Louis Browns  
Harry Rice 10 St. Louis Browns  
Al Simmons 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Mickey Cochrane 9 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Sammy Hale 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bucky Harris 9 Washington Senators  
Joe Harris 9 Washington Senators  
Ossie Bluege 8 Washington Senators 22
Harry Heilmann 8 Detroit Tigers  
Mark Koenig 8 New York Yankees  
Heinie Manush 8 Detroit Tigers  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.