Triples : 1931 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)
 

1931 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roy Johnson 19 Detroit Tigers 1
Lu Blue 15 Chicago White Sox 2
Lou Gehrig 15 New York Yankees  
Carl Reynolds 14 Chicago White Sox 4
Joe Vosmik 14 Cleveland Indians  
Earle Combs 13 New York Yankees 6
Joe Cronin 13 Washington Senators  
Al Simmons 13 Philadelphia Athletics  
Sam West 13 Washington Senators  
Ben Chapman 11 New York Yankees 10
Heinie Manush 11 Washington Senators  
Ski Melillo 11 St. Louis Browns  
Buddy Myer 11 Washington Senators  
John Stone 11 Detroit Tigers  
Earl Averill 10 Cleveland Indians 15
Bill Dickey 10 New York Yankees  
Jimmie Foxx 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Goose Goslin 10 St. Louis Browns  
Lyn Lary 9 New York Yankees 19
Dave Harris 8 Washington Senators 20
Red Kress 8 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Kuhel 8 Washington Senators  
Sam Rice 8 Washington Senators  
Ossie Bluege 7 Washington Senators 24
Jack Burns 7 St. Louis Browns  



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?

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

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.