Triples : 1982 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1982 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Willie Wilson 15 Kansas City Royals 1
Larry Herndon 13 Detroit Tigers 2
Robin Yount 12 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Jerry Mumphrey 10 New York Yankees 4
Tony Bernazard 9 Chicago White Sox 5
George Brett 9 Kansas City Royals  
Lloyd Moseby 9 Toronto Blue Jays  
Harold Baines 8 Chicago White Sox 8
Al Cowens 8 Seattle Mariners  
Alfredo Griffin 8 Toronto Blue Jays  
Rudy Law 8 Chicago White Sox  
Hal McRae 8 Kansas City Royals  
Paul Molitor 8 Milwaukee Brewers  
Lou Whitaker 8 Detroit Tigers  
Dave Winfield 8 New York Yankees  
Dwight Evans 7 Boston Red Sox 16
Willie Upshaw 7 Toronto Blue Jays  
Gary Ward 7 Minnesota Twins  
John Castino 6 Minnesota Twins 19
Bobby Mitchell 6 Minnesota Twins  
Ron Washington 6 Minnesota Twins  
Frank White 6 Kansas City Royals  
Rod Carew 5 California Angels 23
Julio Cruz 5 Seattle Mariners  
Doug DeCinces 5 California Angels  



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

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).

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?