Triples : 1899 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:

"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
 

1899 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jimmy Williams 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Buck Freeman 25 Washington Senators 2
Chick Stahl 19 Boston Beaneaters 3
Jack McCarthy 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Fred Tenney 17 Boston Beaneaters  
Jake Beckley 16 Cincinnati Reds 6
Bill Keister 16 Baltimore Orioles  
Sam Mertes 16 Chicago Orphans  
Emmet Heidrick 14 St. Louis Perfectos 9
Joe Kelley 14 Brooklyn Superbas  
Bobby Wallace 14 St. Louis Perfectos  
Dummy Hoy 13 Louisville Colonels 12
Willie Keeler 13 Brooklyn Superbas  
Honus Wagner 13 Louisville Colonels  
Hughie Jennings 12 Brooklyn Superbas 15
Baltimore Orioles  
Dan McGann 12 Brooklyn Superbas  
Washington Senators  
Cupid Childs 11 St. Louis Perfectos 17
Jimmy Collins 11 Boston Beaneaters  
Elmer Flick 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Danny Green 11 Chicago Orphans  
Kip Selbach 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Harry Wolverton 11 Chicago Orphans  
Frank Bowerman 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Willie Clark 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Candy LaChance 10 Baltimore Orioles  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.