Triples : 1949 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1949 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial 13 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Enos Slaughter 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jackie Robinson 12 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Richie Ashburn 11 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Del Ennis 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Carl Furillo 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Roy Smalley 10 Chicago Cubs  
Bobby Thomson 9 New York Giants 8
Chuck Diering 8 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Wally Westlake 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Whitey Lockman 7 New York Giants 11
Duke Snider 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Stan Hollmig 6 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Hal Jeffcoat 6 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Rigney 6 New York Giants  
Dick Sisler 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Baumholtz 5 Cincinnati Reds 17
Chicago Cubs  
Al Dark 5 Boston Braves  
Bob Elliott 5 Boston Braves  
Granny Hamner 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Grady Hatton 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Hopp 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Ralph Kiner 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lloyd Merriman 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Virgil Stallcup 5 Cincinnati Reds  



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?

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).

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.