Triples : 1970 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
 

1970 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Davis 16 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Don Kessinger 14 Chicago Cubs 2
Bobby Bonds 10 San Francisco Giants 3
Roberto Clemente 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cito Gaston 9 San Diego Padres 5
Joe Morgan 9 Houston Astros  
Pete Rose 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Russell 9 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Manny Sanguillen 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Taylor 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Torre 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Matty Alou 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Billy Grabarkewitz 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bud Harrelson 8 New York Mets  
Richie Hebner 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cleon Jones 8 New York Mets  
Tommie Agee 7 New York Mets 17
Johnny Briggs 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Denny Doyle 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tito Fuentes 7 San Francisco Giants  
Joe Pepitone 7 Houston Astros  
Chicago Cubs  
Rusty Staub 7 Montreal Expos  
Glenn Beckert 6 Chicago Cubs 23
Larry Bowa 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jose Cardenal 6 St. Louis Cardinals  



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 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?

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.