Triples : 1945 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1945 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Snuffy Stirnweiss 22 New York Yankees 1
Wally Moses 15 Chicago White Sox 2
Joe Kuhel 13 Washington Senators 3
Johnny Dickshot 10 Chicago White Sox 4
Hal Peck 9 Philadelphia Athletics 5
Doc Cramer 8 Detroit Tigers 6
Dutch Meyer 8 Cleveland Indians  
Guy Curtright 7 Chicago White Sox 8
Oscar Grimes 7 New York Yankees  
Frankie Hayes 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
Cleveland Indians  
Jeff Heath 7 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Johnson 7 Boston Red Sox  
Buddy Lewis 7 Washington Senators  
Felix Mackiewicz 7 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Maier 7 Detroit Tigers  
Tom McBride 7 Boston Red Sox  
George Myatt 7 Washington Senators  
George Binks 6 Washington Senators 18
Leon Culberson 6 Boston Red Sox  
Bobby Estalella 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Hersh Martin 6 New York Yankees  
Mickey Rocco 6 Cleveland Indians  
George Case 5 Washington Senators 23
Roy Cullenbine 5 Cleveland Indians  
Detroit Tigers  
Irv Hall 5 Philadelphia Athletics  



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.

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.

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.