Triples : 1938 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
 

1938 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Mize 16 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Don Gutteridge 15 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Gus Suhr 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Ernie Koy 13 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Lew Riggs 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Dolph Camilli 11 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Stan Hack 11 Chicago Cubs  
Goody Rosen 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ival Goodman 10 Cincinnati Reds 9
Carl Reynolds 10 Chicago Cubs  
Enos Slaughter 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Harry Craft 9 Cincinnati Reds 12
Augie Galan 9 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Rizzo 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ripper Collins 8 Chicago Cubs 15
Kiki Cuyler 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lee Handley 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Medwick 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Demaree 7 Chicago Cubs 19
Elbie Fletcher 7 Boston Bees  
Billy Herman 7 Chicago Cubs  
Al Todd 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lloyd Waner 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Brown 6 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Lonny Frey 6 Cincinnati Reds  



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).

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.

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.