Triples : 1957 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1957 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 20 New York Giants 1
Bill Virdon 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Bill Bruton 9 Milwaukee Braves 3
Eddie Mathews 9 Milwaukee Braves  
Richie Ashburn 8 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Ed Bouchee 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Wes Covington 8 Milwaukee Braves  
Al Dark 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Red Schoendienst 8 New York Giants  
Milwaukee Braves  
Don Blasingame 7 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Roberto Clemente 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gil Hodges 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Logan 7 Milwaukee Braves  
Bill Mazeroski 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Charlie Neal 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Duke Snider 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bobby Thomson 7 Milwaukee Braves  
New York Giants  
Hank Aaron 6 Milwaukee Braves 18
Ernie Banks 6 Chicago Cubs  
Bob Skinner 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gene Baker 5 Chicago Cubs 21
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gino Cimoli 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dick Groat 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Granny Hamner 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Eddie Kasko 5 St. Louis Cardinals  



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

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?

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.