Triples : 1880 National League Top 25

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"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
 

1880 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harry Stovey 14 Worcester Ruby Legs 1
Abner Dalrymple 12 Chicago White Stockings 2
Joe Hornung 11 Buffalo Bisons 3
Jim O'Rourke 11 Boston Red Caps  
Bill Phillips 10 Cleveland Blues 5
Fred Dunlap 9 Cleveland Blues 6
King Kelly 9 Chicago White Stockings  
Orator Shafer 9 Cleveland Blues  
Pop Smith 9 Cincinnati Reds  
John Cassidy 8 Troy Trojans 10
Roger Connor 8 Troy Trojans  
Buttercup Dickerson 8 Troy Trojans  
Worcester Ruby Legs  
Pete Hotaling 8 Cleveland Blues  
John Morrill 8 Boston Red Caps  
John O'Rourke 8 Boston Red Caps  
Hardy Richardson 8 Buffalo Bisons  
Sadie Houck 7 Boston Red Caps 17
Providence Grays  
George Bradley 6 Providence Grays 18
Blondie Purcell 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Rowe 6 Buffalo Bisons  
Joe Start 6 Providence Grays  
Jack Farrell 5 Providence Grays 22
Pete Gillespie 5 Troy Trojans  
Art Whitney 5 Worcester Ruby Legs  
George Wood 5 Worcester Ruby Legs  



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).

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.