Triples : 1887 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)
 

1887 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sam Thompson 23 Detroit Wolverines 1
Roger Connor 22 New York Giants 2
Dan Brouthers 20 Detroit Wolverines 3
Dick Johnston 20 Boston Beaneaters  
George Wood 19 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Hardy Richardson 18 Detroit Wolverines 6
Sam Wise 17 Boston Beaneaters 7
Otto Schomberg 16 Indianapolis Hoosiers 8
Marty Sullivan 16 Chicago White Stockings  
Fred Carroll 15 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 10
Bill Kuehne 15 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Emmett Seery 15 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Ned Williamson 14 Chicago White Stockings 13
Cap Anson 13 Chicago White Stockings 14
Buck Ewing 13 New York Giants  
Jim O'Rourke 13 New York Giants  
Jerry Denny 12 Indianapolis Hoosiers 17
Jim Fogarty 12 Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Nash 12 Boston Beaneaters  
Billy O'Brien 12 Washington Senators  
Mike Tiernan 12 New York Giants  
John Coleman 11 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 22
Ed Daily 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Washington Senators  
King Kelly 11 Boston Beaneaters  
Deacon White 11 Detroit Wolverines  



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.

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?