Triples : 1951 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1951 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Minnie Minoso 14 Cleveland Indians 1
Chicago White Sox  
Ray Coleman 12 St. Louis Browns 2
Chicago White Sox  
Nellie Fox 12 Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Young 9 St. Louis Browns 4
Elmer Valo 8 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Gene Woodling 8 New York Yankees  
Gil Coan 7 Washington Senators 7
Sam Mele 7 Washington Senators  
Dale Mitchell 7 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Philley 7 Chicago White Sox  
Philadelphia Athletics  
Mickey Vernon 7 Washington Senators  
Pat Mullin 6 Detroit Tigers 12
Johnny Pesky 6 Boston Red Sox  
Jerry Priddy 6 Detroit Tigers  
Phil Rizzuto 6 New York Yankees  
Hank Arft 5 St. Louis Browns 16
Joe Collins 5 New York Yankees  
Larry Doby 5 Cleveland Indians  
Luke Easter 5 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Hegan 5 Cleveland Indians  
Eddie Joost 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Mickey Mantle 5 New York Yankees  
Irv Noren 5 Washington Senators  
Eddie Robinson 5 Chicago White Sox  
Bud Stewart 5 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?

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

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.