Triples : 1952 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
 

1952 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bobby Avila 11 Cleveland Indians 1
Nellie Fox 10 Chicago White Sox 2
Phil Rizzuto 10 New York Yankees  
Harry Simpson 10 Cleveland Indians  
Minnie Minoso 9 Chicago White Sox 5
Jim Rivera 9 St. Louis Browns  
Chicago White Sox  
Mickey Vernon 9 Washington Senators  
Bobby Young 9 St. Louis Browns  
Joe Collins 8 New York Yankees 9
Larry Doby 8 Cleveland Indians  
Cass Michaels 8 Washington Senators  
St. Louis Browns  
Philadelphia Athletics  
Jim Delsing 7 St. Louis Browns 12
Detroit Tigers  
Mickey Mantle 7 New York Yankees  
Hank Bauer 6 New York Yankees 14
Gil Coan 6 Washington Senators  
Jackie Jensen 6 New York Yankees  
Washington Senators  
Ken Wood 6 Boston Red Sox  
Washington Senators  
Gene Woodling 6 New York Yankees  
Gil McDougald 5 New York Yankees 19
Pat Mullin 5 Detroit Tigers  
Al Rosen 5 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Busby 4 Chicago White Sox 22
Washington Senators  
Chico Carrasquel 4 Chicago White Sox  
Walt Dropo 4 Boston Red Sox  
Detroit Tigers  
Hoot Evers 4 Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.

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.