Triples : 1951 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
 

1951 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gus Bell 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Stan Musial 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Monte Irvin 11 New York Giants 3
Frank Baumholtz 10 Chicago Cubs 4
Sam Jethroe 10 Boston Braves  
Solly Hemus 9 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Pee Wee Reese 8 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Enos Slaughter 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bobby Thomson 8 New York Giants  
Al Dark 7 New York Giants 10
Granny Hamner 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Whitey Lockman 7 New York Giants  
Willard Marshall 7 Boston Braves  
Don Mueller 7 New York Giants  
Jackie Robinson 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Red Schoendienst 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Strickland 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Randy Jackson 6 Chicago Cubs 18
Ralph Kiner 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Duke Snider 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bobby Adams 5 Cincinnati Reds 21
Richie Ashburn 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Del Ennis 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Willie Jones 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Peanuts Lowrey 5 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.

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?