Triples : 1884 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 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)
 

1884 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Buck Ewing 20 New York Gothams 1
Dan Brouthers 15 Buffalo Bisons 2
Jack Rowe 14 Buffalo Bisons 3
Alex McKinnon 13 New York Gothams 4
Bill Phillips 12 Cleveland Blues 5
Deacon White 11 Buffalo Bisons 6
Paul Hines 10 Providence Grays 7
Joe Hornung 10 Boston Beaneaters  
Fred Pfeffer 10 Chicago White Stockings  
George Wood 10 Detroit Wolverines  
Abner Dalrymple 9 Chicago White Stockings 11
Jerry Denny 9 Providence Grays  
Hardy Richardson 9 Buffalo Bisons  
Sam Wise 9 Boston Beaneaters  
John Ward 8 New York Gothams 15
Ned Williamson 8 Chicago White Stockings  
Frank Hankinson 7 New York Gothams 17
Frank Meinke 7 Detroit Wolverines  
John Morrill 7 Boston Beaneaters  
Jim O'Rourke 7 Buffalo Bisons  
Blondie Purcell 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ezra Sutton 7 Boston Beaneaters  
Charlie Bennett 6 Detroit Wolverines 23
Bill Crowley 6 Boston Beaneaters  
Mike Dorgan 6 New York Gothams  



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?

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).

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.