Triples : 1948 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1948 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tommy Henrich 14 New York Yankees 1
Bud Stewart 13 New York Yankees 2
Washington Senators  
Joe DiMaggio 11 New York Yankees 3
Pat Mullin 11 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Yost 11 Washington Senators  
Yogi Berra 10 New York Yankees 6
Bob Dillinger 10 St. Louis Browns  
Whitey Platt 10 St. Louis Browns  
Gil Coan 9 Washington Senators 9
Larry Doby 9 Cleveland Indians  
Jerry Priddy 9 St. Louis Browns  
George Vico 9 Detroit Tigers  
Vic Wertz 9 Detroit Tigers  
Al Kozar 8 Washington Senators 14
Johnny Lipon 8 Detroit Tigers  
Dale Mitchell 8 Cleveland Indians  
Vern Stephens 8 Boston Red Sox  
Ray Coleman 7 St. Louis Browns 18
Philadelphia Athletics  
Snuffy Stirnweiss 7 New York Yankees  
Mickey Vernon 7 Washington Senators  
Lou Boudreau 6 Cleveland Indians 21
Sam Chapman 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bobby Doerr 6 Boston Red Sox  
Hoot Evers 6 Detroit Tigers  
Ferris Fain 6 Philadelphia Athletics  



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.

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.