Triples : 1943 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1943 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 20 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Lou Klein 14 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Bob Elliott 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Peanuts Lowrey 12 Chicago Cubs  
Sid Gordon 11 New York Giants 5
Jim Russell 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tommy Holmes 10 Boston Braves 7
Phil Cavarretta 9 Chicago Cubs 8
Bill Nicholson 9 Chicago Cubs  
Lonny Frey 8 Cincinnati Reds 10
Whitey Kurowski 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Max Marshall 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Butch Nieman 8 Boston Braves  
Buster Adams 7 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Philadelphia Phillies  
Tommy O'Brien 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Eric Tipton 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Maurice Van Robays 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dolph Camilli 6 Brooklyn Dodgers 18
Pete Coscarart 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bert Haas 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny McCarthy 6 Boston Braves  
Arky Vaughan 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dixie Walker 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Harry Walker 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jimmy Wasdell 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Philadelphia Phillies  



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 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?

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