Triples : 1981 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)
 

1981 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Craig Reynolds 12 Houston Astros 1
Gene Richards 12 San Diego Padres  
Tom Herr 9 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Larry Herndon 8 San Francisco Giants 4
Omar Moreno 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Garry Templeton 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mookie Wilson 8 New York Mets  
Ron Oester 7 Cincinnati Reds 8
Tim Raines 7 Montreal Expos  
Dave Collins 6 Cincinnati Reds 10
Leon Durham 6 Chicago Cubs  
Ken Griffey 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Ken Oberkfell 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Luis Salazar 6 San Diego Padres  
Jose Cruz 5 Houston Astros 15
Mike Easler 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Henderson 5 Chicago Cubs  
Glenn Hubbard 5 Atlanta Braves  
Lee Mazzilli 5 New York Mets  
Pete Rose 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ivan DeJesus 4 Chicago Cubs 21
Darrell Evans 4 San Francisco Giants  
Doug Flynn 4 New York Mets  
Keith Hernandez 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Art Howe 4 Houston Astros  



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.

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).