Triples : 1987 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)
 

1987 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Willie Wilson 15 Kansas City Royals 1
Phil Bradley 10 Seattle Mariners 2
Luis Polonia 10 Oakland Athletics  
Robin Yount 9 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Brett Butler 8 Cleveland Indians 5
Tony Fernandez 8 Toronto Blue Jays  
Harold Reynolds 8 Seattle Mariners  
Kevin Seitzer 8 Kansas City Royals  
Glenn Braggs 7 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Mike Felder 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
Greg Gagne 7 Minnesota Twins  
Ozzie Guillen 7 Chicago White Sox  
Spike Owen 7 Boston Red Sox  
Wade Boggs 6 Boston Red Sox 14
Jerry Browne 6 Texas Rangers  
Mike Greenwell 6 Boston Red Sox  
Donnie Hill 6 Chicago White Sox  
Jim Presley 6 Seattle Mariners  
Gary Redus 6 Chicago White Sox  
Lou Whitaker 6 Detroit Tigers  
Alfredo Griffin 5 Oakland Athletics 21
Jack Howell 5 California Angels  
Paul Molitor 5 Milwaukee Brewers  
Al Newman 5 Minnesota Twins  
Kirby Puckett 5 Minnesota Twins  



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.

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?

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