Triples : 1928 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
 

1928 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Bottomley 20 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Paul Waner 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Lloyd Waner 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Del Bissonette 13 Brooklyn Robins 4
Rube Bressler 13 Brooklyn Robins  
Lance Richbourg 12 Boston Braves 6
Pie Traynor 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Curt Walker 12 Cincinnati Reds  
Hughie Critz 11 Cincinnati Reds 9
Freddy Leach 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Terry 11 New York Giants  
Fresco Thompson 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Harvey Hendrick 10 Brooklyn Robins 13
Rabbit Maranville 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Kiki Cuyler 9 Chicago Cubs 15
Frankie Frisch 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Grantham 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gabby Hartnett 9 Chicago Cubs  
Freddie Lindstrom 9 New York Giants  
Riggs Stephenson 9 Chicago Cubs  
Hack Wilson 9 Chicago Cubs  
Glenn Wright 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Ethan Allen 7 Cincinnati Reds 23
Les Bell 7 Boston Braves  
Andy Cohen 7 New York Giants  



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.

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?

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.