Triples : 1952 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1952 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bobby Thomson 14 New York Giants 1
Enos Slaughter 12 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Ted Kluszewski 11 Cincinnati Reds 3
Del Ennis 10 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Dee Fondy 9 Chicago Cubs 5
Hank Thompson 9 New York Giants  
Solly Hemus 8 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Pee Wee Reese 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Sam Jethroe 7 Boston Braves 9
Don Mueller 7 New York Giants  
Red Schoendienst 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Duke Snider 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Richie Ashburn 6 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Hank Edwards 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Stan Musial 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Connie Ryan 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dick Sisler 6 Cincinnati Reds  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Wyrostek 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Gus Bell 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Granny Hamner 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Randy Jackson 5 Chicago Cubs  
Eddie Mathews 5 Boston Braves  
Andy Pafko 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Hal Rice 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Serena 5 Chicago Cubs  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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

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.