Triples : 1889 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1889 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Walt Wilmot 19 Washington Senators 1
Roger Connor 17 New York Giants 2
Jim Fogarty 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jimmy Ryan 14 Chicago White Stockings 4
Mike Tiernan 14 New York Giants  
Buck Ewing 13 New York Giants 6
Emmett Seery 12 Indianapolis Hoosiers 7
Fred Carroll 11 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8
Larry Twitchell 11 Cleveland Spiders  
Jake Beckley 10 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 10
Ned Hanlon 10 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Hardy Richardson 10 Boston Beaneaters  
George Van Haltren 10 Chicago White Stockings  
Dan Brouthers 9 Boston Beaneaters 14
Joe Mulvey 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Chief Zimmer 9 Cleveland Spiders  
Bill Hallman 8 Philadelphia Phillies 17
Ed McKean 8 Cleveland Spiders  
Danny Richardson 8 New York Giants  
Sam Wise 8 Washington Senators  
Cap Anson 7 Chicago White Stockings 21
Hugh Duffy 7 Chicago White Stockings  
Duke Farrell 7 Chicago White Stockings  
George Gore 7 New York Giants  
Jim O'Rourke 7 New York Giants  



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.

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).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.