List_of_Major_League_Baseball_triples_records
There are various Major League Baseball records for triples.
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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
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Player | Triples[3] | Teams & Seasons |
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Paul Waner | 191 | 1926–40 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1941–44 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 Washington Senators, 1934 Cleveland Indians |
Pie Traynor | 164 | 1920–35, 1937 Pittsburgh |
Lou Gehrig | 163 | 1923–39 New York (AL) |
Heinie Manush | 160 | 1923–27 Detroit; 1928–30 St. Louis (AL); 1930–35 Washington (AL); 1936 Boston (AL); 1937–38 Brooklyn; 1938–39 Pittsburgh |
Kiki Cuyler | 157 | 1921–27 Pittsburgh; 1928–35 Chicago (NL); 1935–37 Cincinnati; 38 Brooklyn |
Earle Combs | 154 | 1924–35 New York (AL) |
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Top 10 career triples by league
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American League Player | Triples | National League Player | Triples |
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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 |
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Progression of the single season record for triples
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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 |
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Three or more seasons with 20 triples
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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 Philadelphia Athletics (AA); 1891 Boston (NL) |
Roger Connor[14] | 3 | 1886–87 New York (NL); 1894 St. Louis (NL) |
Dan Brouthers[15] | 3 | 1887 Detroit (NL); 1892 Brooklyn; 1894 Baltimore (NL) |
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) |
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Six or more seasons with 15 triples
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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 Troy (NL); 1883, 1885–90 New York (NL); 1894 St. Louis (NL) |
Dan Brouthers | 7 | 1883–84 Buffalo (NL); 1886–87 Detroit (NL); 1891 Boston (AA); 1892 Brooklyn; 1894 Baltimore (NL) |
Jake Beckley[18] | 7 | 1890 Pittsburgh (PL); 1891–95 Pittsburgh; 1899 Cincinnati |
Elmer Flick[18] | 7 | 1900–01 Philadelphia (NL); 1903–07 Cleveland |
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 |
Ed Delahanty[22] | 6 | 1892–94, 1896–97, 1901 Philadelphia (NL) |
Joe Jackson | 6 | 1911–13 Cleveland; 1916–17, 1920 Chicago (AL) |
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Four or more consecutive seasons with 15 triples
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Player | Years | Seasons & Teams |
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Roger Connor | 6 | 1885–90 New York |
Jake Beckley | 6 | 1890 Pittsburgh (PL); 1891–95 Pittsburgh |
Sam Crawford | 5 | 1900–02 Cincinnati; 1903–04 Detroit |
Elmer Flick | 5 | 1903–07 Cleveland |
Goose Goslin | 5 | 1923–27 Washington (AL) |
Paul Waner | 5 | 1926–30 Pittsburgh |
Bill Kuehne[23] | 4 | 1884 Columbus (AA); 1885–87 Pittsburgh |
Joe Kelley | 4 | 1893–96, 1898 Baltimore (NL) |
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) |
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Twelve or more seasons with 10 triples
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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 Pittsburgh; 1890 Pittsburgh (PL); 1897 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 Boston (AL); 1917–21, 1923 Cleveland |
Eddie Collins | 12 | 1909–14 Philadelphia (AL); 1915–17, 1920–22 Chicago (AL) |
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Eight or more consecutive seasons with 10 triples
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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) |
Elmer Flick | 10 | 1898–1901 Philadelphia (NL); 02 Philadelphia (AL)–Cleveland; 1903–07 Cleveland |
Fred Clarke | 10 | 1900–09 Pittsburgh |
Bobby Veach[28] | 10 | 1913–22 Detroit |
Sam Rice | 10 | 1921–30 Washington (AL) |
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) |
Ed McKean[29] | 8 | 1890–97 Cleveland (NL) |
Heinie Manush[30] | 8 | 1927 Detroit; 1928–29 St. Louis (AL); 1930 St. Louis (AL)-Washington (AL); 1931–34 Washington (AL) |
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League leader in triples 4 or more seasons
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Player | Titles[31] | Seasons & Teams |
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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 Worcester Brown Stockings, 1884, 1888 Philadelphia Athletics (AA), 1891 Boston Beaneaters |
Ty Cobb | 4 | 1908, 1911, 1917–18 Detroit |
Brett Butler | 4 | 1983 Atlanta; 1986 Cleveland; 1994 Los Angeles (NL); 1995 Los Angeles (NL)-New York (NL) |
Jimmy Rollins | 4 | 2001–02, 2004, 2007 Philadelphia-NL |
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League leader in triples 3 or more consecutive seasons
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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 |
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League leader in triples in both leagues
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Player | Titles[31] | Seasons & Teams |
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Sam Crawford | 6 | 1902 Cincinnati; 1903, 1910, 1913–15 Detroit |
Brett Butler | 4 | 1983 Atlanta; 1986 Cleveland; 1994 Los Angeles (NL); 1995 Los Angeles (NL)-New York (NL) |
Lance Johnson | 5 | 1991–94 Chicago (AL); 1996 New York (NL) |
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Triples[32][33] | Player | Team | Date | Opponent |
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4 | George Strief | Philadelphia Athletics (AA) | June 25, 1885 | Brooklyn Grays |
4 | Bill Joyce | New York Giants | May 18, 1897 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Triples[34] | Team | Season |
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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 |
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- 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.
- "Active Leaders & Records for Triples". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Triples". statistical, by year, list. Baseball Reference.com. 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.