Triples : 1943 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1943 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Johnny Lindell 12 New York Yankees 1
Wally Moses 12 Chicago White Sox  
Charlie Keller 11 New York Yankees 3
Rudy York 11 Detroit Tigers  
Stan Spence 10 Washington Senators 5
Tony Lupien 9 Boston Red Sox 6
Ralph Hodgin 8 Chicago White Sox 7
Joe Hoover 8 Detroit Tigers  
Bob Johnson 8 Washington Senators  
Mickey Vernon 8 Washington Senators  
Dick Wakefield 8 Detroit Tigers  
Lou Boudreau 7 Cleveland Indians 12
Milt Byrnes 7 St. Louis Browns  
Guy Curtright 7 Chicago White Sox  
Chet Laabs 7 St. Louis Browns  
Dick Siebert 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jo-Jo White 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
Leon Culberson 6 Boston Red Sox 18
Hank Edwards 6 Cleveland Indians  
Don Gutteridge 6 St. Louis Browns  
Jeff Heath 6 Cleveland Indians  
Billy Johnson 6 New York Yankees  
Thurman Tucker 6 Chicago White Sox  
George Case 5 Washington Senators 24
Mark Christman 5 St. Louis Browns  



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).

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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?