Triples : 1986 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1986 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Brett Butler 14 Cleveland Indians 1
Ruben Sierra 10 Texas Rangers 2
Joe Carter 9 Cleveland Indians 3
Tony Fernandez 9 Toronto Blue Jays  
Randy Bush 7 Minnesota Twins 5
Oddibe McDowell 7 Texas Rangers  
Spike Owen 7 Seattle Mariners  
Boston Red Sox  
Lonnie Smith 7 Kansas City Royals  
Alan Trammell 7 Detroit Tigers  
Willie Wilson 7 Kansas City Royals  
Robin Yount 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
George Bell 6 Toronto Blue Jays 12
Greg Gagne 6 Minnesota Twins  
Alfredo Griffin 6 Oakland Athletics  
Paul Molitor 6 Milwaukee Brewers  
Kirby Puckett 6 Minnesota Twins  
Dick Schofield 6 California Angels  
Danny Tartabull 6 Seattle Mariners  
Willie Upshaw 6 Toronto Blue Jays  
Greg Walker 6 Chicago White Sox  
Lou Whitaker 6 Detroit Tigers  
Scott Fletcher 5 Texas Rangers 22
Julio Franco 5 Cleveland Indians  
Rickey Henderson 5 New York Yankees  
Tim Hulett 5 Chicago White Sox  



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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.