Top 25 Triples in 1961 in the National League

Triples : 1961 National League Top 25

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"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)

1961 Triples Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Triples Team Rank

George Altman 12 Chicago Cubs 1

Ken Boyer 11 St. Louis Cardinals 2

Johnny Callison 11 Philadelphia Phillies

Bill White 11 St. Louis Cardinals

Hank Aaron 10 Milwaukee Braves 5

Roberto Clemente 10 Pittsburgh Pirates

Maury Wills 10 Los Angeles Dodgers

Ruben Amaro 9 Philadelphia Phillies 8

Tony Gonzalez 8 Philadelphia Phillies 9

Vada Pinson 8 Cincinnati Reds

Dick Stuart 8 Pittsburgh Pirates

Bill Virdon 8 Pittsburgh Pirates

Don Hoak 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Frank Robinson 7 Cincinnati Reds

Billy Williams 7 Chicago Cubs

Willie Davis 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 16

Dick Groat 6 Pittsburgh Pirates

Eddie Mathews 6 Milwaukee Braves

Johnny Roseboro 6 Los Angeles Dodgers

Ron Santo 6 Chicago Cubs

Curt Flood 5 St. Louis Cardinals 21

Lee Maye 5 Milwaukee Braves

Don Taussig 5 St. Louis Cardinals

Joey Amalfitano 4 San Francisco Giants 24

Richie Ashburn 4 Chicago Cubs

Name Triples Team Rank

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?

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

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.

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