Triples : 1953 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)
 

1953 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jim Gilliam 17 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Bill Bruton 14 Milwaukee Braves 2
Dee Fondy 11 Chicago Cubs 3
Solly Hemus 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Richie Ashburn 9 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Stan Musial 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Enos Slaughter 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carlos Bernier 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Granny Hamner 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Randy Jackson 8 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Logan 8 Milwaukee Braves  
Eddie Mathews 8 Milwaukee Braves  
Danny O'Connell 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hank Thompson 8 New York Giants  
Earl Torgeson 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Baumholtz 7 Chicago Cubs 16
Jim Greengrass 7 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Gil Hodges 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Pee Wee Reese 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jackie Robinson 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Smith 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cal Abrams 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Bobby Adams 6 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Joe Adcock 6 Milwaukee Braves  
Al Dark 6 New York Giants  



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.

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).