Triples : 1963 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
 

1963 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Zoilo Versalles 13 Minnesota Twins 1
Jim Fregosi 12 Los Angeles Angels 2
Chuck Hinton 12 Washington Senators  
Gino Cimoli 11 Kansas City Athletics 4
Luis Aparicio 8 Baltimore Orioles 5
Bill Bruton 8 Detroit Tigers  
Max Alvis 7 Cleveland Indians 7
Lou Clinton 7 Boston Red Sox  
Jerry Lumpe 7 Kansas City Athletics  
Eddie Bressoud 6 Boston Red Sox 10
Elston Howard 6 New York Yankees  
Jim Landis 6 Chicago White Sox  
Dick McAuliffe 6 Detroit Tigers  
Bobby Richardson 6 New York Yankees  
Floyd Robinson 6 Chicago White Sox  
Lee Thomas 6 Los Angeles Angels  
Pete Ward 6 Chicago White Sox  
Jackie Brandt 5 Baltimore Orioles 18
Vic Davalillo 5 Cleveland Indians  
Gary Geiger 5 Boston Red Sox  
Jimmie Hall 5 Minnesota Twins  
Jim King 5 Washington Senators  
Billy Moran 5 Los Angeles Angels  
Albie Pearson 5 Los Angeles Angels  
Jose Tartabull 5 Kansas City Athletics  



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

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.

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.