Triples : 1973 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
 

1973 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roger Metzger 14 Houston Astros 1
Garry Maddox 10 San Francisco Giants 2
Gary Matthews 10 San Francisco Giants  
Willie Davis 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Lou Brock 8 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Darrell Evans 8 Atlanta Braves  
Pete Rose 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Al Oliver 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Manny Sanguillen 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Richie Zisk 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hal Breeden 6 Montreal Expos 11
Ralph Garr 6 Atlanta Braves  
Mike Lum 6 Atlanta Braves  
Jose Cruz 5 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Tito Fuentes 5 San Francisco Giants  
Davey Lopes 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Monday 5 Chicago Cubs  
Willie Montanez 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Marty Perez 5 Atlanta Braves  
Jimmy Wynn 5 Houston Astros  
Bob Bailey 4 Montreal Expos 21
Dusty Baker 4 Atlanta Braves  
Bobby Bonds 4 San Francisco Giants  
Ron Cey 4 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Cito Gaston 4 San Diego Padres  



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.

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.