Triples : 1880 National 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)
 

1880 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harry Stovey 14 Worcester Ruby Legs 1
Abner Dalrymple 12 Chicago White Stockings 2
Joe Hornung 11 Buffalo Bisons 3
Jim O'Rourke 11 Boston Red Caps  
Bill Phillips 10 Cleveland Blues 5
Fred Dunlap 9 Cleveland Blues 6
King Kelly 9 Chicago White Stockings  
Orator Shafer 9 Cleveland Blues  
Pop Smith 9 Cincinnati Reds  
John Cassidy 8 Troy Trojans 10
Roger Connor 8 Troy Trojans  
Buttercup Dickerson 8 Troy Trojans  
Worcester Ruby Legs  
Pete Hotaling 8 Cleveland Blues  
John Morrill 8 Boston Red Caps  
John O'Rourke 8 Boston Red Caps  
Hardy Richardson 8 Buffalo Bisons  
Sadie Houck 7 Boston Red Caps 17
Providence Grays  
George Bradley 6 Providence Grays 18
Blondie Purcell 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Rowe 6 Buffalo Bisons  
Joe Start 6 Providence Grays  
Jack Farrell 5 Providence Grays 22
Pete Gillespie 5 Troy Trojans  
Art Whitney 5 Worcester Ruby Legs  
George Wood 5 Worcester Ruby Legs  



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.

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.

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.