Top 25 Triples in 1911 in the American League

Triples : 1911 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1911 Triples Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Triples Team Rank

Ty Cobb 24 Detroit Tigers 1

Birdie Cree 22 New York Highlanders 2

Joe Jackson 19 Cleveland Naps 3

Harry Lord 18 Chicago White Sox 4

Harry Wolter 15 New York Highlanders 5

Frank Baker 14 Philadelphia Athletics 6

Sam Crawford 14 Detroit Tigers

Jim Delahanty 14 Detroit Tigers

Rube Oldring 14 Philadelphia Athletics

Ping Bodie 13 Chicago White Sox 10

Eddie Collins 13 Philadelphia Athletics

Tris Speaker 13 Boston Red Sox

Shano Collins 12 Chicago White Sox 13

Frank LaPorte 12 St. Louis Browns

Jimmy Austin 11 St. Louis Browns 15

Roy Hartzell 11 New York Highlanders

Bris Lord 11 Philadelphia Athletics

Matty McIntyre 11 Chicago White Sox

Danny Murphy 11 Philadelphia Athletics

Stuffy McInnis 10 Philadelphia Athletics 20

Neal Ball 9 Cleveland Naps 21

Bert Daniels 9 New York Highlanders

Patsy Dougherty 9 Chicago White Sox

Delos Drake 9 Detroit Tigers

Terry Turner 9 Cleveland Naps

Name Triples Team Rank

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?

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.

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.

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