Triples : 1971 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1971 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Freddie Patek 11 Kansas City Royals 1
Rod Carew 10 Minnesota Twins 2
Paul Blair 8 Baltimore Orioles 3
Horace Clarke 7 New York Yankees 4
Carlos May 7 Chicago White Sox  
Aurelio Rodriguez 7 Detroit Tigers  
Roy White 7 New York Yankees  
Felipe Alou 6 Oakland Athletics 8
New York Yankees  
Dick McAuliffe 6 Detroit Tigers  
Bobby Murcer 6 New York Yankees  
Paul Schaal 6 Kansas City Royals  
Del Unser 6 Washington Senators  
Danny Cater 5 New York Yankees 13
John Kennedy 5 Boston Red Sox  
Ted Kubiak 5 Milwaukee Brewers  
Lou Piniella 5 Kansas City Royals  
Mickey Stanley 5 Detroit Tigers  
Mark Belanger 4 Baltimore Orioles 18
Don Buford 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Bert Campaneris 4 Oakland Athletics  
Leo Cardenas 4 Minnesota Twins  
Chris Chambliss 4 Cleveland Indians  
Tim Cullen 4 Washington Senators  
Bill Freehan 4 Detroit Tigers  
Tommy McCraw 4 Washington Senators  



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.

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.

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).
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