Triples : 1959 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
 

1959 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Wally Moon 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Charlie Neal 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Al Dark 9 Chicago Cubs 3
Vada Pinson 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill White 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eddie Mathews 8 Milwaukee Braves 6
Tony Taylor 8 Chicago Cubs  
Hank Aaron 7 Milwaukee Braves 8
Don Blasingame 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gino Cimoli 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Roberto Clemente 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dick Groat 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Koppe 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Roseboro 7 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Harry Anderson 6 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Ernie Banks 6 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Bruton 6 Milwaukee Braves  
Joe Cunningham 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Mazeroski 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wally Post 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Temple 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Ken Boyer 5 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Jackie Brandt 5 San Francisco Giants  
Smoky Burgess 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gene Freese 5 Philadelphia Phillies  



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?

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