Triples : 1955 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1955 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Andy Carey 11 New York Yankees 1
Mickey Mantle 11 New York Yankees  
Vic Power 10 Kansas City Athletics 3
Al Kaline 8 Detroit Tigers 4
Gil McDougald 8 New York Yankees  
Roy Sievers 8 Washington Senators  
Mickey Vernon 8 Washington Senators  
Ray Boone 7 Detroit Tigers 8
Jim Finigan 7 Kansas City Athletics  
Nellie Fox 7 Chicago White Sox  
Elston Howard 7 New York Yankees  
Minnie Minoso 7 Chicago White Sox  
Carlos Paula 7 Washington Senators  
Harry Simpson 7 Cleveland Indians  
Kansas City Athletics  
Jim Busby 6 Washington Senators 15
Chicago White Sox  
Jackie Jensen 6 Boston Red Sox  
Willy Miranda 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Hank Bauer 5 New York Yankees 18
Larry Doby 5 Cleveland Indians  
Johnny Groth 5 Chicago White Sox  
Washington Senators  
Harvey Kuenn 5 Detroit Tigers  
Dave Philley 5 Cleveland Indians  
Baltimore Orioles  
Jimmy Piersall 5 Boston Red Sox  
George Strickland 5 Cleveland Indians  
Jose Valdivielso 5 Washington Senators  



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.

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).