Triples : 1938 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1938 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jeff Heath 18 Cleveland Indians 1
Earl Averill 15 Cleveland Indians 2
Joe DiMaggio 13 New York Yankees 3
Bruce Campbell 12 Cleveland Indians 4
Lou Finney 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Mike Kreevich 12 Chicago White Sox  
Pete Fox 10 Detroit Tigers 7
Taffy Wright 10 Washington Senators  
Jimmie Foxx 9 Boston Red Sox 9
Bob Johnson 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
Ken Keltner 9 Cleveland Indians  
Buddy Lewis 9 Washington Senators  
Hal Trosky 9 Cleveland Indians  
Ben Chapman 8 Boston Red Sox 14
Doc Cramer 8 Boston Red Sox  
Wally Moses 8 Philadelphia Athletics  
Buddy Myer 8 Washington Senators  
Billy Rogell 8 Detroit Tigers  
Red Rolfe 8 New York Yankees  
Hank Steinbacher 8 Chicago White Sox  
Sam Chapman 7 Philadelphia Athletics 21
Harlond Clift 7 St. Louis Browns  
Bobby Doerr 7 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Gordon 7 New York Yankees  
Tommy Henrich 7 New York Yankees  



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.

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?

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).