Triples : 1888 National 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:

"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)
 

1888 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dick Johnston 18 Boston Beaneaters 1
Roger Connor 17 New York Giants 2
Buck Ewing 15 New York Giants 3
Billy Nash 15 Boston Beaneaters  
George Van Haltren 14 Chicago White Stockings 5
Ned Williamson 14 Chicago White Stockings  
Cap Anson 12 Chicago White Stockings 7
Sam Wise 12 Boston Beaneaters  
Dan Brouthers 11 Detroit Wolverines 9
King Kelly 11 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Kuehne 11 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Fred Pfeffer 10 Chicago White Stockings 12
Jimmy Ryan 10 Chicago White Stockings  
Emmett Seery 10 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Walt Wilmot 9 Washington Senators 15
Ned Hanlon 8 Detroit Wolverines 16
Dummy Hoy 8 Washington Senators  
Jack Rowe 8 Detroit Wolverines  
Sam Thompson 8 Detroit Wolverines  
Mike Tiernan 8 New York Giants  
Tom Brown 7 Boston Beaneaters 21
Jerry Denny 7 Indianapolis Hoosiers  
Sid Farrar 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Hornung 7 Boston Beaneaters  
John Morrill 7 Boston Beaneaters  



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.

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