List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
In baseball, a triple is recorded when the ball is hit so that the batter is able to advance all the way to third base, scoring any runners who were already on base, with no errors by the defensive team on the play. In Major League Baseball (MLB), a player in each league [L] is recognized for leading the league in triples.[1] Only triples hit in a particular league count toward that league's seasonal lead.
The first triples champion in the National League was Ross Barnes; in the league's inaugural 1876 season, Barnes hit fourteen triples for the Chicago White Stockings.[2] In 1901, the American League was established and led by two members of the Baltimore Orioles: Bill Keister and Jimmy Williams each had 21.[3][4] Sam Crawford and Turkey Stearnes each led their respective leagues (the American League and Negro league baseball) six times, which is the most for any player.[5]
American League[]
Year | Player | Team(s) | Triples |
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1901 |
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Baltimore Orioles | 21 |
1902 |
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Baltimore Orioles | 21 |
1903 |
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Detroit Tigers | 25 |
1904 |
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Washington Senators Boston Americans Boston Americans |
19 |
1905 |
|
Cleveland Naps | 18 |
1906 |
|
Cleveland Naps | 22 |
1907 |
|
Cleveland Naps | 18 |
1908 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 20 |
1909 |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 19 |
1910 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 19 |
1911 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 24 |
1912 |
|
Cleveland Naps | 26 |
1913 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 23 |
1914 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 26 |
1915 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 19 |
1916 |
|
Chicago White Sox | 21 |
1917 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 24 |
1918 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 14 |
1919 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 17 |
1920 |
|
Chicago White Sox | 20 |
1921 |
|
Washington Senators St. Louis Browns St. Louis Browns |
18 |
1922 |
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St. Louis Browns | 18 |
1923 |
|
Washington Senators | 18 |
1924 |
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New York Yankees | 19 |
1925 |
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Washington Senators | 20 |
1926 |
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New York Yankees | 20 |
1927 | New York Yankees | 23 | |
1928 |
|
New York Yankees | 21 |
1929 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 19 |
1930 | New York Yankees | 22 | |
1931 | Detroit Tigers | 19 | |
1932 |
|
Washington Senators | 18 |
1933 |
|
Washington Senators | 17 |
1934 |
|
New York Yankees | 13 |
1935 | Cleveland Indians | 20 | |
1936 |
|
Cleveland Indians New York Yankees New York Yankees |
15 |
1937 |
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Chicago White Sox | 16 |
1938 |
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Cleveland Indians | 18 |
1939 |
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Washington Senators | 16 |
1940 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 19 |
1941 |
|
Cleveland Indians | 20 |
1942 | Washington Senators | 15 | |
1943 |
|
New York Yankees Chicago White Sox |
12 |
1944 |
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New York Yankees | 16 |
1945 |
|
New York Yankees | 22 |
1946 | Cleveland Indians | 16 | |
1947 |
|
New York Yankees | 13 |
1948 |
|
New York Yankees | 14 |
1949 |
|
Cleveland Indians | 23 |
1950 |
|
Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers |
11 |
1951 | Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox |
14 | |
1952 | Cleveland Indians | 11 | |
1953 | Chicago White Sox | 16 | |
1954 | Chicago White Sox | 18 | |
1955 |
|
New York Yankees New York Yankees |
11 |
1956 |
|
Boston Red Sox Washington Senators Chicago White Sox Kansas City Athletics |
11 |
1957 |
|
New York Yankees New York Yankees Kansas City/New York |
9 |
1958 |
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Kansas City Athletics Cleveland Indians |
10 |
1959 |
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Washington Senators | 9 |
1960 |
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Chicago White Sox | 10 |
1961 | Detroit Tigers | 14 | |
1962 |
|
Kansas City Athletics | 15 |
1963 |
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Minnesota Twins | 13 |
1964 |
|
Minnesota Twins | 10 |
1965 |
|
Kansas City Athletics Minnesota Twins |
12 |
1966 | California Angels | 11 | |
1967 |
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Baltimore Orioles | 12 |
1968 | California Angels | 13 | |
1969 |
|
Washington Senators | 8 |
1970 | Minnesota Twins | 13 | |
1971 |
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Kansas City Royals | 11 |
1972 |
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Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics |
9 |
1973 |
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Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins |
11 |
1974 |
|
California Angels | 11 |
1975 |
|
Kansas City Royals California Angels |
13 |
1976 |
|
Kansas City Royals | 14 |
1977 |
|
Minnesota Twins | 16 |
1978 |
|
Boston Red Sox | 15 |
1979 |
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Kansas City Royals | 20 |
1980 |
|
Toronto Blue Jays Kansas City Royals |
15 |
1981 | Minnesota Twins | 9 | |
1982 |
|
Kansas City Royals | 15 |
1983 |
|
Milwaukee Brewers | 10 |
1984 |
|
Toronto Blue Jays | 15 |
1985 |
|
Kansas City Royals | 21 |
1986 |
|
Cleveland Indians | 14 |
1987 |
|
Kansas City Royals | 15 |
1988 |
|
Seattle Mariners Kansas City Royals Milwaukee Brewers |
11 |
1989 | Texas Rangers | 14 | |
1990 | Toronto Blue Jays | 17 | |
1991 |
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Chicago White Sox Milwaukee Brewers |
13 |
1992 |
|
Chicago White Sox | 12 |
1993 |
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Chicago White Sox | 14 |
1994 |
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Chicago White Sox | 14 |
1995 |
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Cleveland Indians | 13 |
1996 | Minnesota Twins | 14 | |
1997 |
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Boston Red Sox | 11 |
1998 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | |
1999 | Boston Red Sox | 11 | |
2000 | Minnesota Twins | 20 | |
2001 | Minnesota Twins | 14 | |
2002 |
|
Boston Red Sox | 11 |
2003 | Minnesota Twins | 14 | |
2004 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 19 | |
2005 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 15 | |
2006 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 16 | |
2007 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 23 |
2008 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 13 |
2009 |
|
Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins |
10 |
2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 13 | |
2011 |
|
Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
11 |
2012 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 10 |
2013 |
|
New York Yankees | 10 |
2014 |
|
Chicago White Sox | 10 |
2015 |
|
Minnesota Twins | 15 |
2016 |
|
Chicago White Sox | 9 |
2017 |
|
Detroit Tigers | 10 |
2018 |
|
Chicago White Sox Tampa Bay Rays |
10 |
2019 |
|
Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals |
10 |
2020 | Houston Astros | 6 | |
2021 |
|
Los Angeles Angels | 8 |
National League[]
Year | Player | Team(s) | Triples |
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1876 |
|
Chicago White Stockings | 14 |
1877 | Boston Red Caps | 11 | |
1878 | Providence Grays | 10 | |
1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | |
1880 | Worcester Ruby Legs | 14 | |
1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 11 | |
1882 |
|
Troy Trojans | 18 |
1883 |
|
Buffalo Bisons | 17 |
1884 |
|
New York Giants | 20 |
1885 | New York Giants | 16 | |
1886 |
|
New York Giants | 20 |
1887 |
|
Detroit Wolverines | 23 |
1888 | Boston Beaneaters | 18 | |
1889 | Washington Nationals | 19 | |
1890 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | |
1891 | Boston Beaneaters | 20 | |
1892 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 21 |
1893 | St. Louis Browns | 29 | |
1894 | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | |
1895 | Washington Senators | 22 | |
1896 | Louisville Colonels New York Giants |
21 | |
1897 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | |
1898 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms Washington Senators |
22 | |
1899 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 |
1900 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 |
1901 | Brooklyn Superbas | 19 | |
1902 |
|
Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates |
22 |
1903 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 |
1904 | Brooklyn Superbas | 18 | |
1905 |
|
Cincinnati Reds | 21 |
1906 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs |
13 |
1907 | Brooklyn Superbas Cincinnati Reds |
16 | |
1908 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 |
1909 | Cincinnati Reds | 17 | |
1910 | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | |
1911 |
|
New York Giants | 25 |
1912 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 |
1913 | Chicago Cubs | 21 | |
1914 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | |
1915 | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | |
1916 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 |
1917 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 17 |
1918 |
|
Brooklyn Robins | 15 |
1919 |
|
Brooklyn Robins Pittsburgh Pirates |
14 |
1920 |
|
Brooklyn Robins | 22 |
1921 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals Boston Braves |
18 |
1922 |
|
Cincinnati Reds | 22 |
1923 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 |
1924 |
|
Cincinnati Reds | 21 |
1925 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 |
1926 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 |
1927 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 |
1928 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 20 |
1929 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 |
1930 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | |
1931 |
|
New York Giants | 20 |
1932 |
|
Cincinnati Reds | 19 |
1933 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 |
1934 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 18 |
1935 | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | |
1936 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | |
1937 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 |
1938 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 16 |
1939 | Chicago Cubs | 18 | |
1940 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 |
1941 |
|
Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 |
1942 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 17 |
1943 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 20 |
1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | |
1945 |
|
Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 |
1946 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 20 |
1947 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies |
16 |
1948 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 18 |
1949 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 13 |
1950 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 14 |
1951 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals |
12 |
1952 |
|
New York Giants | 14 |
1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | |
1954 |
|
New York Giants | 13 |
1955 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants |
13 |
1956 |
|
Milwaukee Braves | 15 |
1957 |
|
New York Giants | 20 |
1958 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 13 |
1959 |
|
Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 |
1960 |
|
Milwaukee Braves | 13 |
1961 |
|
Chicago Cubs | 12 |
1962 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates Los Angeles Dodgers |
10 |
1963 |
|
Cincinnati Reds | 14 |
1964 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs |
13 |
1965 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 16 |
1966 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 13 |
1967 |
|
Cincinnati Reds | 13 |
1968 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 14 |
1969 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 |
1970 |
|
Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 |
1971 |
|
Houston Astros | 11 |
1972 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 13 |
1973 | Houston Astros | 14 | |
1974 |
|
Atlanta Braves | 17 |
1975 |
|
Atlanta Braves | 11 |
1976 | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | |
1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | |
1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | |
1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | |
1980 | Pittsburgh Pirates Montreal Expos |
13 | |
1981 |
|
Houston Astros San Diego Padres |
12 |
1982 | Houston Astros | 10 | |
1983 |
|
Atlanta Braves | 13 |
1984 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs |
19 |
1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | |
1986 | Montreal Expos | 13 | |
1987 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 15 |
1988 |
|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 |
1989 | San Francisco Giants | 11 | |
1990 |
|
Cincinnati Reds | 11 |
1991 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 15 |
1992 |
|
Atlanta Braves | 14 |
1993 |
|
Houston Astros | 13 |
1994 |
|
Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants |
9 |
1995 |
|
New York/Los Angeles Colorado Rockies |
9 |
1996 |
|
New York Mets | 21 |
1997 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals | 14 |
1998 |
|
Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 |
1999 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies Colorado Rockies |
11 |
2000 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 14 | |
2001 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 12 |
2002 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 10 |
2003 |
|
Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves |
10 |
2004 |
|
Florida Marlins Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates |
12 |
2005 | New York Mets | 17 | |
2006 | New York Mets | 17 | |
2007 |
|
Philadelphia Phillies | 20 |
2008 | New York Mets | 19 | |
2009 | Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | |
2010 | Colorado Rockies | 14 | |
2011 | New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies |
16 | |
2012 | San Francisco Giants | 15 | |
2013 |
|
Washington Nationals | 11 |
2014 |
|
Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 |
2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 10 | |
2016 | San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies Arizona Diamondbacks |
11 | |
2017 |
|
Colorado Rockies | 14 |
2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 12 | |
2019 |
|
Arizona Diamondbacks | 10 |
2020 |
|
Colorado Rockies Washington Nationals San Francisco Giants |
4 |
2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks Pittsburgh Pirates |
8 |
American Association[]
Year | Player | Team(s) | Triples |
---|---|---|---|
1882 | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 16 | |
1883 | Columbus Buckeyes | 17 | |
1884 | Philadelphia Athletics | 23 | |
1885 |
|
New York Metropolitans | 21 |
1886 |
|
New York Metropolitans | 31 |
1887 |
|
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles Louisville Colonels Cincinnati Red Stockings St. Louis Browns Philadelphia Athletics |
19 |
1888 | Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | |
1889 | Columbus Solons | 15 | |
1890 | Toledo Maumees | 20 | |
1891 | Boston Reds | 21 |
Federal League[]
Year | Player | Team(s) | Triples |
---|---|---|---|
1914 | Indianapolis Hoosiers Brooklyn Tip-Tops |
15 | |
1915 |
|
Chicago Whales | 19 |
Player's League[]
Year | Player | Team(s) | Triples |
---|---|---|---|
1890 |
|
Pittsburgh Burghers | 22 |
Union Association[]
Year | Player | Team(s) | Triples |
---|---|---|---|
1884 | Cincinnati Outlaw Reds | 12 |
Footnotes[]
- L Recognized "major leagues" include the current American and National Leagues and several defunct leagues – the American Association, the Federal League, the Players' League, and the Union Association.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Red Sox land Crawford with 7-year, $142M deal". Sports Illustrated. December 8, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "Ross Barnes Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "Bill Keister Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "Jimmy Williams Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders-most-times-bat.shtml[bare URL]
- ^ "Complete Baseball Team and Baseball Team Encyclopedias". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
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