Triples : 1974 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)
 

1974 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mickey Rivers 11 California Angels 1
Amos Otis 9 Kansas City Royals 2
Johnny Briggs 8 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Bert Campaneris 8 Oakland Athletics  
Dwight Evans 8 Boston Red Sox  
Roy White 8 New York Yankees  
Bobby Darwin 7 Minnesota Twins 7
Larry Hisle 7 Minnesota Twins  
Tim Johnson 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jim Wohlford 7 Kansas City Royals  
John Ellis 6 Cleveland Indians 11
Bobby Grich 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Mike Hargrove 6 Texas Rangers  
Jim Mason 6 New York Yankees  
Freddie Patek 6 Kansas City Royals  
Jerry Terrell 6 Minnesota Twins  
Cesar Tovar 6 Texas Rangers  
George Brett 5 Kansas City Royals 18
Rod Carew 5 Minnesota Twins  
Bill Freehan 5 Detroit Tigers  
Ken Henderson 5 Chicago White Sox  
Billy North 5 Oakland Athletics  
Aurelio Rodriguez 5 Detroit Tigers  
Claudell Washington 5 Oakland Athletics  
Robin Yount 5 Milwaukee Brewers  



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.

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.