Triples : 1965 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1965 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bert Campaneris 12 Kansas City Athletics 1
Zoilo Versalles 12 Minnesota Twins  
Luis Aparicio 10 Baltimore Orioles 3
Willie Smith 9 California Angels 4
Don Blasingame 8 Washington Senators 5
Wayne Causey 8 Kansas City Athletics  
Ed Charles 7 Kansas City Athletics 7
Jim Fregosi 7 California Angels  
Nelson Mathews 7 Kansas City Athletics  
Clete Boyer 6 New York Yankees 10
Lenny Green 6 Boston Red Sox  
Chuck Hinton 6 Cleveland Indians  
Frank Howard 6 Washington Senators  
Dick McAuliffe 6 Detroit Tigers  
Ken McMullen 6 Washington Senators  
Floyd Robinson 6 Chicago White Sox  
Tom Tresh 6 New York Yankees  
Bob Allison 5 Minnesota Twins 18
Billy Bryan 5 Kansas City Athletics  
Don Buford 5 Chicago White Sox  
Tony Conigliaro 5 Boston Red Sox  
Mike Hershberger 5 Kansas City Athletics  
Dalton Jones 5 Boston Red Sox  
Tony Oliva 5 Minnesota Twins  
Ken Berry 4 Chicago White Sox 25



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

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?