Triples : 1947 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
 

1947 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Harry Walker 16 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Philadelphia Phillies  
Stan Musial 13 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Enos Slaughter 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Baumholtz 9 Cincinnati Reds 4
Red Schoendienst 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Walker Cooper 8 New York Giants 6
Bruce Edwards 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Sid Gordon 8 New York Giants  
Grady Hatton 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Spider Jorgensen 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jim Russell 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Emil Verban 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Billy Cox 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Carl Furillo 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bert Haas 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike McCormick 7 Boston Braves  
Andy Pafko 7 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Wyrostek 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Del Ennis 6 Philadelphia Phillies 19
Frankie Gustine 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Whitey Kurowski 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Marty Marion 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Willard Marshall 6 New York Giants  
Earl Torgeson 6 Boston Braves  
Eddie Waitkus 6 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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 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?