Triples : 1955 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1955 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dale Long 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Willie Mays 13 New York Giants  
Bill Bruton 12 Milwaukee Braves 3
Roberto Clemente 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Hank Aaron 9 Milwaukee Braves 5
Richie Ashburn 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ernie Banks 9 Chicago Cubs  
Dee Fondy 8 Chicago Cubs 8
Gene Freese 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jim Gilliam 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Wally Moon 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Sandy Amoros 7 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Gene Baker 7 Chicago Cubs  
Marv Blaylock 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Del Ennis 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Randy Jackson 7 Chicago Cubs  
Gus Bell 6 Cincinnati Redlegs 17
Jerry Lynch 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Duke Snider 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bill Virdon 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Baumholtz 5 Chicago Cubs 21
Gil Hodges 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Logan 5 Milwaukee Braves  
Eddie Mathews 5 Milwaukee Braves  
Stan Musial 5 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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).