Triples : 1972 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1972 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Larry Bowa 13 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Pete Rose 11 Cincinnati Reds 2
Lou Brock 8 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Cesar Cedeno 8 Houston Astros  
Manny Sanguillen 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Roberto Clemente 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Willie Davis 7 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Cesar Geronimo 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Leron Lee 7 San Diego Padres  
Garry Maddox 7 San Francisco Giants  
Jerry Morales 7 San Diego Padres  
Tony Perez 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Doug Rader 7 Houston Astros  
Jose Cardenal 6 Chicago Cubs 14
Gene Clines 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tito Fuentes 6 San Francisco Giants  
Don Kessinger 6 Chicago Cubs  
Ted Simmons 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Torre 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Billy Williams 6 Chicago Cubs  
Bobby Bonds 5 San Francisco Giants 21
Tommy Helms 5 Houston Astros  
Greg Luzinski 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ted Martinez 5 New York Mets  
Rick Monday 5 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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?