Triples : 1935 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1935 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Joe Vosmik 20 Cleveland Indians 1
John Stone 18 Washington Senators 2
Hank Greenberg 16 Detroit Tigers 3
Joe Cronin 14 Boston Red Sox 4
Earl Averill 13 Cleveland Indians 5
George Selkirk 12 New York Yankees 6
Jo-Jo White 12 Detroit Tigers  
Cliff Bolton 11 Washington Senators 8
Odell Hale 11 Cleveland Indians  
Buddy Myer 11 Washington Senators  
Billy Rogell 11 Detroit Tigers  
Lou Gehrig 10 New York Yankees 12
Jake Powell 10 Washington Senators  
Mel Almada 9 Boston Red Sox 14
Ed Coleman 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
St. Louis Browns  
Roy Johnson 9 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Kuhel 9 Washington Senators  
Heinie Manush 9 Washington Senators  
Red Rolfe 9 New York Yankees  
Ben Chapman 8 New York Yankees 20
Pete Fox 8 Detroit Tigers  
Charlie Gehringer 8 Detroit Tigers  
Rip Radcliff 8 Chicago White Sox  
Cecil Travis 8 Washington Senators  
Babe Dahlgren 7 Boston Red Sox 25



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?

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.