List of Major League Baseball triples records
Appearance
There are various Major League Baseball records for triples.
175 career triples
Player | Triples[1] | Teams & Seasons |
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Sam Crawford | 309 | 1899–1902 Cincinnati; 1903–17 Detroit |
Ty Cobb | 297 | 1905–26 Detroit; 1927–28 Philadelphia (AL) |
Honus Wagner | 252 | 1897–99 Louisville; 1900–17 Pittsburgh |
Jake Beckley | 2431 | 1888–89, 1891–96 New York (NL); 1897–1903 Cincinnati; 1904–07 St. Louis (NL)
|
Roger Connor | 233 | 1880–82 New York (NL); 1892 Philadelphia (NL); 1894–97 St. Louis (NL)
|
Tris Speaker | 222 | 1907–15 Washington; 1928 Philadelphia (AL)
|
Dan Brouthers | 2052 | 1879–80 New York (NL)
|
Joe Kelley | 194 | 1891, 1908 Baltimore (AL); 1902–06 Cincinnati
|
Paul Waner | 191 | 1926–40 Boston (NL); 1941 Brooklyn; 1944–45 New York (AL)
|
Bid McPhee | 1883 | 1882–89 Cincinnati (AA); 1890–99 Cincinnati (NL) |
Eddie Collins | 187 | 1906–14, 1927–30 Philadelphia (AL), 1915–26 Chicago (AL) |
Ed Delahanty | 1854 | 1888–89, 1891–1901 Washington (AL)
|
Sam Rice | 184 | 1915–33 Cleveland
|
Jesse Burkett | 182 | 1890 New York (NL); 1891–98 Cleveland (NL); 1899–1901 St. Louis (NL); 1902–04 St. Louis (AL); 1905 Boston (AL)
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Ed Konetchy | 1825 | 1907–13 Boston (NL); 1919–21 Brooklyn; 1921 Philadelphia (NL)
|
Edd Roush | 1826 | 1913 New York (NL); 1916–26, 1931 Cincinnati
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Buck Ewing | 178 | 1880–82 New York (NL); 1893–94 Cleveland (NL); 1895–97 Cincinnati
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Rabbit Maranville | 177 | 1912–20, 1929–33, 1935 |
Stan Musial | 177 | 1941–44, 1946–63 St. Louis (NL) |
Closest active players
There are no active players that are considered close to realistically reaching 175 career triples.
As of April 2023, there are no active players with more than 100 career triples. Charlie Blackmon currently holds the record for active players, with 58.[2]
Top 10 in career triples, 1920–present
Player | Triples[3] | Teams & Seasons |
---|---|---|
Paul Waner | 191 | 1926–40 Boston Braves, 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1944–45 New York Yankees
|
Stan Musial | 177 | 1941–44, 1946–63 St. Louis Cardinals |
Goose Goslin | 173 | 1921–30, 1933, 1938 Washington Senators, 1930–32 St. Louis Browns, 1934–37 Detroit Tigers
|
Roberto Clemente | 166 | 1955–72 Pittsburgh |
Sam Rice | 165 | 1915–33 Cleveland Indians
|
Pie Traynor | 164 | 1920–35, 1937 Pittsburgh |
Lou Gehrig | 163 | 1923–39 New York (AL) |
Heinie Manush | 160 | 1923–27 |
Kiki Cuyler | 157 | 1921–27 Pittsburgh; 1928–35 Chicago (NL); 1935–37 Cincinnati; 38 Brooklyn |
Earle Combs | 154 | 1924–35 New York (AL) |
Top 10 career triples by league
American League Player | Triples | National League Player | Triples |
---|---|---|---|
Ty Cobb | 297 | Honus Wagner | 252 |
Sam Crawford | 249 | Roger Connor | 233 |
Tris Speaker | 222 | Jake Beckley | 221 |
Eddie Collins | 187 | Fred Clarke | 220 |
Sam Rice | 184 | Joe Kelley | 194 |
Goose Goslin | 177[4] | Paul Waner | 191 |
Joe Jackson | 168[5] | Buck Ewing | 178 |
Lou Gehrig | 163[6] | Dan Brouthers | 177 |
Joe Judge | 158[7] | Rabbit Maranville | 177 |
Earle Combs | 154[8] | Stan Musial | 177 |
25 triples in one season
Player | Triples[9] | Team | Season |
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Chief Wilson | 36 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1912 |
Dave Orr | 31 | New York Metropolitans (AA) | 1886 |
Heinie Reitz | 31 | Baltimore Orioles (NL) |
1894 |
Perry Werden | 29 | St. Louis Browns (NL) |
1894 |
Harry Davis | 28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1897 |
George Davis | 27 | New York Giants |
1893 |
Sam Thompson | 27 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1894 |
Sam Crawford | 26 | Detroit Tigers | 1914 |
Kiki Cuyler | 26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1925 |
Joe Jackson | 26 | Cleveland Naps |
1912 |
John Reilly | 26 | Cincinnati Reds | 1890 |
George Treadway | 26 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
1894 |
Roger Connor | 25 | St. Louis Browns (NL) |
1894 |
Sam Crawford | 25 | Detroit Tigers | 1903 |
Larry Doyle | 25 | New York Giants |
1911 |
Buck Freeman | 25 | Washington Senators (NL) |
1899 |
Tom Long | 25 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1915 |
Progression of the single season record for triples
Triples[10] | Player | Team | Year | Years Record Stood |
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14 | Ross Barnes | Chicago White Stockings |
1876 | 6 |
14 | Buttercup Dickerson | Cincinnati Reds | 1879 | 3 |
14 | Harry Stovey | Worcester Ruby Legs |
1880 | 2 |
18 | Roger Connor | Troy Trojans |
1882 | 2 |
20 | Buck Ewing | New York Giants |
1884 | 3 |
20 | Roger Connor | New York Giants | 1886 | 1 |
23 | Sam Thompson | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 | 3 |
26 | John Reilly | Cincinnati Reds | 1890 | 3 |
29 | Perry Werden | St. Louis Browns (NL) |
1893 | 1 |
31 | Heinie Reitz | Baltimore Orioles (NL) |
1894 | 18 |
21 | Bill Keister | Baltimore Orioles |
1901 | (1)7 |
21 | Jimmy Williams | Baltimore Orioles |
1901 | (1) |
22 | Sam Crawford | Cincinnati Reds | 1902 | (1) |
22 | Tommy Leach | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1902 | (1) |
25 | Sam Crawford | Detroit Tigers | 1903 | (9) |
36 | Chief Wilson | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1912 | current |
Three or more seasons with 20 triples
Player | Years | Seasons & Teams |
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Sam Crawford[11] | 5 | 1902 Cincinnati; 1903, 1912–14 Detroit |
Ty Cobb[12] | 4 | 1908, 1911–12, 1917 Detroit |
Harry Stovey[13] | 3 | 1883, 1888 Boston (NL)
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Roger Connor[14] | 3 | 1886–87 New York (NL); 1894 St. Louis (NL)
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Dan Brouthers[15] | 3 | 1887 Baltimore (NL)
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Sam Thompson[16] | 3 | 1887 Detroit (NL); 1894–95 Philadelphia (NL) |
Jimmy Williams[17] | 3 | 1899 Pittsburgh; 1901–02 Baltimore |
Joe Jackson[5] | 3 | 1912 Cleveland; 1916, 1920 Chicago (AL)
|
Earle Combs[8] | 3 | 1927–28, 1930 New York (AL) |
Six or more seasons with 15 triples
Player | Years | Seasons & Teams |
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Sam Crawford | 13 | 1900–02 Cincinnati; 1903–04, 1906–08, 1910, 1912–15 Detroit |
Roger Connor | 9 | 1882 New York (NL); 1894 St. Louis (NL)
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Dan Brouthers | 7 | 1883–84 Baltimore (NL)
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Jake Beckley[18] | 7 | 1890 Pittsburgh (PL); 1891–95 Pittsburgh; 1899 Cincinnati |
Elmer Flick[18] | 7 | 1900–01 Cleveland
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Honus Wagner[19] | 7 | 1900, 1902–03, 1908, 1911–12, 1915 Pittsburgh |
Ty Cobb | 7 | 1908, 1911–13, 1917, 1921–22 Detroit |
Paul Waner[20] | 7 | 1926–30, 1933–34 Pittsburgh |
Joe Kelley[21] | 6 | 1893–96, 1898 Baltimore (NL); 1900 Brooklyn
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Ed Delahanty[22] | 6 | 1892–94, 1896–97, 1901 Philadelphia (NL) |
Joe Jackson | 6 | 1911–13 Cleveland; 1916–17, 1920 Chicago (AL)
|
Four or more consecutive seasons with 15 triples
Player | Years | Seasons & Teams |
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Roger Connor | 6 | 1885–90 New York
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Jake Beckley | 6 | 1890 Pittsburgh (PL); 1891–95 Pittsburgh |
Sam Crawford | 5 | 1900–02 Cincinnati; 1903–04 Detroit |
Elmer Flick | 5 | 1903–07 Cleveland
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Goose Goslin | 5 | 1923–27 Washington (AL)
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Paul Waner | 5 | 1926–30 Pittsburgh |
Bill Kuehne[23] | 4 | 1884 Columbus (AA); 1885–87 Pittsburgh
|
Joe Kelley | 4 | 1893–96, 1898 Baltimore (NL)
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Buck Freeman[24] | 4 | 1901–04 Boston (AL) |
Sam Crawford | 4 | 1912–15 Detroit |
George Sisler[25] | 4 | 1919–22 St. Louis (AL) |
Earle Combs | 4 | 1927–30 New York (AL) |
Twelve or more seasons with 10 triples
Player | Years | Seasons & Teams |
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Sam Crawford | 17 | 1900–02 Cincinnati; 1903–16 Detroit |
Ty Cobb | 17 | 1907–19, 1921–22, 1924–25 Detroit |
Jake Beckley | 14 | 1889, 1891–95 New York (NL)–Cincinnati; 1898–1901, 1903 Cincinnati; 1905 St. Louis (NL)
|
Fred Clarke[26] | 14 | 1896–98 Louisville (NL); 1900–09, 1911 Pittsburgh |
Honus Wagner | 13 | 1899 Louisville (NL); 1900–05, 1907–09, 1911–12, 1915 Pittsburgh |
Tris Speaker | 13 | 1909–15 Cleveland
|
Eddie Collins | 12 | 1909–14 Philadelphia (AL); 1915–17, 1920–22 Chicago (AL) |
Eight or more consecutive seasons with 10 triples
Player | Years | Seasons & Teams |
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Sam Crawford | 17 | 1900–02 Cincinnati; 1903–16 Detroit |
Ty Cobb | 13 | 1907–19 Detroit |
Mike Tiernan[27] | 10 | 1889–98 New York (NL)
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Elmer Flick | 10 | 1898–1901 Cleveland ; 1903–07 Cleveland
|
Fred Clarke | 10 | 1900–09 Pittsburgh |
Bobby Veach[28] | 10 | 1913–22 Detroit |
Sam Rice | 10 | 1921–30 Washington (AL)
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Paul Waner | 10 | 1926–35 Pittsburgh |
Eddie Collins | 9 | 1909–14 Philadelphia (AL); 1915–17 Chicago (AL) |
Earle Combs | 9 | 1925–33 New York (AL) |
Roger Connor | 8 | 1885–91 New York (NL); 1892 Philadelphia (NL)
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Ed McKean[29] | 8 | 1890–97 Cleveland (NL) |
Heinie Manush[30] | 8 | 1927 Washington (AL)
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League leader in triples
League leader in triples 4 or more seasons
Player | Titles[31] | Seasons & Teams |
---|---|---|
Sam Crawford | 6 | 1902 Cincinnati; 1903, 1910, 1913–15 Detroit |
Stan Musial | 5 | 1943, 1946, 1948–49, 1951 St. Louis-NL |
Willie Wilson | 5 | 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–88 Kansas City |
Lance Johnson | 5 | 1991–94 Chicago (AL); 1996 New York (NL) |
Harry Stovey | 4 | 1880 Boston Beaneaters
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Ty Cobb | 4 | 1908, 1911, 1917–18 Detroit |
Brett Butler | 4 | 1983 Cleveland; 1994 Los Angeles (NL); 1995 Los Angeles (NL)-New York (NL)
|
Jimmy Rollins | 4 | 2001–02, 2004, 2007 Philadelphia-NL |
League leader in triples 3 or more consecutive seasons
Player | Titles[31] | Seasons & Teams |
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Lance Johnson | 4 | 1991–94 Chicago (AL) |
Elmer Flick | 3 | 1905–07 Cleveland
|
Sam Crawford | 3 | 1913–15 Detroit |
Garry Templeton | 3 | 1977–79 St. Louis (NL) |
Carl Crawford | 3 | 2004–06 Tampa Bay |
League leader in triples in both leagues
Player | Titles[31] | Seasons & Teams |
---|---|---|
Sam Crawford | 6 | 1902 Cincinnati; 1903, 1910, 1913–15 Detroit |
Brett Butler | 4 | 1983 Cleveland; 1994 Los Angeles (NL); 1995 Los Angeles (NL)-New York (NL)
|
Lance Johnson | 5 | 1991–94 Chicago (AL); 1996 New York (NL) |
4+ triples by an individual in one game
Triples[32][33] | Player | Team | Date | Opponent |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | George Strief | Philadelphia Athletics (AA) | June 25, 1885 | Brooklyn Grays
|
4 | Bill Joyce | New York Giants |
May 18, 1897 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
110 triples by a team in one season
Triples[34] | Team | Season |
---|---|---|
131 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1894 |
130 | Brooklyn Grooms |
1894 |
129 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1912 |
127 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1893 |
124 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1894 |
122 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1924 |
121 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1899 |
120 | Cincinnati Reds | 1890 |
120 | Cincinnati Reds | 1926 |
119 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1930 |
116 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1929 |
113 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1894 |
113 | Boston Pilgrims | 1903 |
111 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1923 |
111 | Cincinnati Reds | 1924 |
110 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1903 |
110 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1922 |
110 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
See also
Notes
- Total includes one season in the Players' League. Major League Baseball recognizes this year of service, but this is not universally recognized by all historians. He hit 22 triples that season, giving him a National League career total of 221.
- Total includes 28 triples in his two years in the Players' League and American Association, giving 177 triples in his National League career.
- Total includes 76 triples in his 8 seasons with Cincinnati while they were in the American Association, giving 112 triples in his National League career.
- Total includes 13 triples in his one year in the Players' League, giving 172 triples in his National League career.
- Total includes 18 triples in his one year in the Federal League, giving 164 triples in his National League career.
- Total includes 15 triples in his one year in the Federal League, giving 167 triples in his Major League career.
- The 1901–1903 records for a single season are included because some historians do not recognize any record set prior to the "modern era" which began in 1901.
References
- ^ Career triples leaders @ mlb.com
- ^ "Active Leaders & Records for Triples". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, from 1920 to 2010, (Requiring 3B≥100), sorted by greatest Triples: Results".
- ^ Goose Goslin career stats
- ^ a b Joe Jackson career stats
- ^ Lou Gehrig career stats
- ^ Joe Judge career stats
- ^ a b Earle Combs career stats
- ^ Single season triples leaders
- ^ Leader in hits by season
- ^ Sam Crawford career stats
- ^ Ty Cobb career stats
- ^ Harry Stovey career stats
- ^ Roger Connor career stats
- ^ Dan Brouthers career stats
- ^ Sam Thompson career stats
- ^ Jimmy Williams career stats
- ^ a b Jake Beckley career stats
- ^ Honus Wagner career stats
- ^ Paul Waner career stats
- ^ Joe Kelley career stats
- ^ Ed Delahanty career stats
- ^ Bill Kuehne career stats
- ^ Buck Freeman career stats
- ^ George Sisler career stats
- ^ Fred Clarke career stats
- ^ Mike Tiernan career stats
- ^ Bobby Veach career stats
- ^ Ed McKean career stats
- ^ Heinie Manush career stats
- ^ a b c "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Triples". statistical, by year, list. Baseball Reference.com. 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Single game triples records
- ^ Joyce and Strief record on baseballbiography.com
- ^ Single season team records in triples