Triples : 1971 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)
 

1971 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roger Metzger 11 Houston Astros 1
Joe Morgan 11 Houston Astros  
Willie Davis 10 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Cito Gaston 9 San Diego Padres 4
Roberto Clemente 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Richie Hebner 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Felix Millan 8 Atlanta Braves  
Don Money 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Torre 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene Alley 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Lou Brock 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Oliver 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Matty Alou 6 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Cesar Cedeno 6 Houston Astros  
Willie Crawford 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Vic Davalillo 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tito Fuentes 6 San Francisco Giants  
Ralph Garr 6 Atlanta Braves  
Bud Harrelson 6 New York Mets  
Ken Henderson 6 San Francisco Giants  
Cleon Jones 6 New York Mets  
Don Kessinger 6 Chicago Cubs  
Willie Montanez 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Chris Speier 6 San Francisco Giants  
Rusty Staub 6 Montreal Expos  



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).

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

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.