Triples : 1956 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:

"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)
 

1956 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Bruton 15 Milwaukee Braves 1
Hank Aaron 14 Milwaukee Braves 2
Wally Moon 11 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Lee Walls 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Virdon 10 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dee Fondy 9 Chicago Cubs 6
Danny O'Connell 9 Milwaukee Braves  
Sandy Amoros 8 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Richie Ashburn 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ernie Banks 8 Chicago Cubs  
Marv Blaylock 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jackie Brandt 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
New York Giants  
Jim Gilliam 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Willie Mays 8 New York Giants  
Don Blasingame 7 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Roberto Clemente 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Al Dark 7 New York Giants  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Randy Jackson 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dale Long 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Stan Lopata 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Roy McMillan 7 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Bill White 7 New York Giants  
Stan Musial 6 St. Louis Cardinals 23
Frank Robinson 6 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Johnny Logan 5 Milwaukee Braves 25



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?

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.

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).