Triples : 1901 American 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1901 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bill Keister 21 Baltimore Orioles 1
Jimmy Williams 21 Baltimore Orioles  
Sam Mertes 17 Chicago White Stockings 3
Jimmy Collins 16 Boston Americans 4
Chick Stahl 16 Boston Americans  
Hobe Ferris 15 Boston Americans 6
Buck Freeman 15 Boston Americans  
Nap Lajoie 14 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Socks Seybold 14 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Bradley 13 Cleveland Blues 10
Bill Coughlin 13 Washington Senators  
Mike Donlin 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Fred Hartman 13 Chicago White Stockings  
Lave Cross 12 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Sam Dungan 12 Washington Senators  
Kid Gleason 12 Detroit Tigers  
Frank Shugart 12 Chicago White Stockings  
Kid Elberfeld 11 Detroit Tigers 18
John Farrell 11 Washington Senators  
Pop Foster 11 Washington Senators  
Chicago White Stockings  
Dummy Hoy 11 Chicago White Stockings  
Harry Davis 10 Philadelphia Athletics 22
Mike Grady 10 Washington Senators  
Charlie Hemphill 10 Boston Americans  
Ducky Holmes 10 Detroit Tigers  



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).

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.

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?