Triples : 1966 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)
 

1966 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim McCarver 13 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Lou Brock 12 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Roberto Clemente 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Dick Allen 10 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Gene Alley 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Donn Clendenon 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Matty Alou 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Joe Morgan 8 Houston Astros 8
Ron Santo 8 Chicago Cubs  
Tony Taylor 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ernie Banks 7 Chicago Cubs 11
Glenn Beckert 7 Chicago Cubs  
Byron Browne 7 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Callison 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Mazeroski 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Manny Mota 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Felipe Alou 6 Atlanta Braves 17
Willie Davis 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Willie McCovey 6 San Francisco Giants  
Jose Pagan 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vada Pinson 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Shannon 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill White 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Eddie Bressoud 5 New York Mets 24
Johnny Briggs 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?

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

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.