Top 25 Triples in 1928 in the National League

Triples : 1928 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1928 Triples Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Triples Team Rank

Jim Bottomley 20 St. Louis Cardinals 1

Paul Waner 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Lloyd Waner 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Del Bissonette 13 Brooklyn Robins 4

Rube Bressler 13 Brooklyn Robins

Lance Richbourg 12 Boston Braves 6

Pie Traynor 12 Pittsburgh Pirates

Curt Walker 12 Cincinnati Reds

Hughie Critz 11 Cincinnati Reds 9

Freddy Leach 11 Philadelphia Phillies

Bill Terry 11 New York Giants

Fresco Thompson 11 Philadelphia Phillies

Harvey Hendrick 10 Brooklyn Robins 13

Rabbit Maranville 10 St. Louis Cardinals

Kiki Cuyler 9 Chicago Cubs 15

Frankie Frisch 9 St. Louis Cardinals

George Grantham 9 Pittsburgh Pirates

Gabby Hartnett 9 Chicago Cubs

Freddie Lindstrom 9 New York Giants

Riggs Stephenson 9 Chicago Cubs

Hack Wilson 9 Chicago Cubs

Glenn Wright 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 22

Ethan Allen 7 Cincinnati Reds 23

Les Bell 7 Boston Braves

Andy Cohen 7 New York Giants

Name Triples Team Rank

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.

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?

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