Triples : 1996 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)
 

1996 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Chuck Knoblauch 14 Minnesota Twins 1
Fernando Vina 10 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Ozzie Guillen 8 Chicago White Sox 3
Dave Martinez 8 Chicago White Sox  
Paul Molitor 8 Minnesota Twins  
Jose Offerman 8 Kansas City Royals  
Joe Carter 7 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Pat Meares 7 Minnesota Twins  
Jose Valentin 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
Bernie Williams 7 New York Yankees  
Joey Cora 6 Seattle Mariners 11
Rusty Greer 6 Texas Rangers  
Derek Jeter 6 New York Yankees  
B.J. Surhoff 6 Baltimore Orioles  
Brady Anderson 5 Baltimore Orioles 15
Bobby Bonilla 5 Baltimore Orioles  
Jeff Cirillo 5 Milwaukee Brewers  
Johnny Damon 5 Kansas City Royals  
Ray Durham 5 Chicago White Sox  
Alex Gonzalez 5 Toronto Blue Jays  
David Howard 5 Kansas City Royals  
Troy O'Leary 5 Boston Red Sox  
Curtis Pride 5 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Thome 5 Cleveland Indians  
Roberto Alomar 4 Baltimore Orioles 25



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).

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.