Triples : 1885 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:

"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)
 

1885 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim O'Rourke 16 New York Giants 1
Roger Connor 15 New York Giants 2
Charlie Bennett 13 Detroit Wolverines 3
George Gore 13 Chicago White Stockings  
Abner Dalrymple 12 Chicago White Stockings 5
Buck Ewing 12 New York Giants  
Dan Brouthers 11 Buffalo Bisons 7
Hardy Richardson 11 Buffalo Bisons  
Sam Wise 10 Boston Beaneaters 9
Tom Burns 9 Chicago White Stockings 10
Jim Manning 9 Boston Beaneaters  
Detroit Wolverines  
Sam Thompson 9 Detroit Wolverines  
John Ward 9 New York Giants  
Mike Dorgan 8 New York Giants 14
Ned Hanlon 8 Detroit Wolverines  
Jack Rowe 8 Buffalo Bisons  
Ezra Sutton 8 Boston Beaneaters  
George Wood 8 Detroit Wolverines  
Cap Anson 7 Chicago White Stockings 19
King Kelly 7 Chicago White Stockings  
John Morrill 7 Boston Beaneaters  
Fred Pfeffer 7 Chicago White Stockings  
Sam Crane 6 Detroit Wolverines 23
Pete Gillespie 6 New York Giants  
Alex McKinnon 6 St. Louis Maroons  



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.