Triples : 1942 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1942 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Enos Slaughter 17 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Bill Nicholson 11 Chicago Cubs 2
Stan Musial 10 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Danny Litwhiler 9 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Babe Barna 7 New York Giants 5
Dolph Camilli 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Walker Cooper 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Elliott 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Hopp 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Mize 7 New York Giants  
Johnny Barrett 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Lonny Frey 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Bert Haas 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Max Marshall 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Mickey Witek 6 New York Giants  
Elbie Fletcher 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Marty Marion 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Lou Novikoff 5 Chicago Cubs  
Pee Wee Reese 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Pete Reiser 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lou Stringer 5 Chicago Cubs  
Eric Tipton 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Maurice Van Robays 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Brown 4 St. Louis Cardinals 24
Phil Cavarretta 4 Chicago Cubs  



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

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).

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?