Triples : 1884 Union Association 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)
 

1884 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the Union Association

Dick Burns 12 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 1
Dave Rowe 11 St. Louis Maroons 2
Orator Shafer 10 St. Louis Maroons 3
Fred Dunlap 8 St. Louis Maroons 4
Buster Hoover 8 Philadelphia Keystones  
Bill Kienzle 8 Philadelphia Keystones  
Tom O'Brien 8 Boston Unions  
Lou Sylvester 8 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds  
George Bradley 7 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 9
Emmett Seery 7 Baltimore Monumentals  
Kansas City Unions  
Ed Crane 6 Boston Unions 11
John Irwin 6 Boston Unions  
Phil Baker 5 Washington Nationals 13
Jack Glasscock 5 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds  
Bill Harbridge 5 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds  
Charlie Householder 5 Chicago Browns  
Pittsburgh Stogies  
Harry Moore 5 Washington Nationals  
Abner Powell 5 Washington Nationals  
Charlie Barber 4 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 19
Joe Flynn 4 Philadelphia Keystones  
Boston Unions  
Bill Hawes 4 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds  
Bill Krieg 4 Chicago Browns  
Pittsburgh Stogies  
Charlie Levis 4 Baltimore Monumentals  
Washington Nationals  
Jerry McCormick 4 Philadelphia Keystones  
Washington Nationals  
Elias Peak 4 Boston Unions  
Philadelphia Keystones  



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?

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.

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).