Triples : 1963 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
 

1963 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vada Pinson 14 Cincinnati Reds 1
Tony Gonzalez 12 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Lou Brock 11 Chicago Cubs 3
Johnny Callison 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dick Groat 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tony Taylor 10 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Felipe Alou 9 San Francisco Giants 7
Curt Flood 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Julian Javier 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pete Rose 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Williams 9 Chicago Cubs  
Roberto Clemente 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Willie Davis 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bill White 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
George Altman 7 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Donn Clendenon 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lee Maye 7 Milwaukee Braves  
Willie Mays 7 San Francisco Giants  
Tim McCarver 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Roseboro 7 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Skinner 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Cincinnati Reds  
John Bateman 6 Houston Colt .45s 22
Jim Hickman 6 New York Mets  
Ron Santo 6 Chicago Cubs  
Willie Stargell 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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.