Triples : 1974 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1974 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ralph Garr 17 Atlanta Braves 1
Al Oliver 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Dave Cash 11 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Larry Bowa 10 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Roger Metzger 10 Houston Astros  
Willie Davis 9 Montreal Expos 6
Reggie Smith 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bobby Bonds 8 San Francisco Giants 8
Cesar Geronimo 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Greg Gross 8 Houston Astros  
Lou Brock 7 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Don Kessinger 7 Chicago Cubs  
Ted Martinez 7 New York Mets  
Rick Monday 7 Chicago Cubs  
Jerry Morales 7 Chicago Cubs  
Pete Rose 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Schmidt 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dan Driessen 6 Cincinnati Reds 18
Richie Hebner 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gary Matthews 6 San Francisco Giants  
Tom Paciorek 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Craig Robinson 6 Atlanta Braves  
Bill Russell 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ted Simmons 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Derrel Thomas 6 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.

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).

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.