Triples : 1929 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:

"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)
 

1929 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lloyd Waner 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Curt Walker 15 Cincinnati Reds 2
Paul Waner 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pinky Whitney 14 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Dick Bartell 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Babe Herman 13 Brooklyn Robins  
Lance Richbourg 13 Boston Braves  
Jim Bottomley 12 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Frankie Frisch 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Travis Jackson 12 New York Giants  
Evar Swanson 12 Cincinnati Reds  
Pie Traynor 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ethan Allen 11 Cincinnati Reds 13
Adam Comorosky 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Del Bissonette 10 Brooklyn Robins 15
Bernie Friberg 10 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Grantham 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rabbit Maranville 10 Boston Braves  
Hughie Critz 9 Cincinnati Reds 19
Chick Hafey 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Kelly 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Rube Bressler 8 Brooklyn Robins 22
Charlie Gelbert 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Rogers Hornsby 8 Chicago Cubs  
Freddie Maguire 8 Boston Braves  



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?

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.

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.