Top 25 Triples in 1979 in the National League

Triples : 1979 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1979 Triples Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Triples Team Rank

Garry Templeton 19 St. Louis Cardinals 1

Andre Dawson 12 Montreal Expos 2

Bake McBride 12 Philadelphia Phillies

Omar Moreno 12 Pittsburgh Pirates

Larry Bowa 11 Philadelphia Phillies 5

Keith Hernandez 11 St. Louis Cardinals

Ivan DeJesus 10 Chicago Cubs 7

Tony Scott 10 St. Louis Cardinals

Dave Winfield 10 San Diego Padres

Craig Reynolds 9 Houston Astros 10

Gene Richards 9 San Diego Padres

Frank Taveras 9 Pittsburgh Pirates

New York Mets

Phil Garner 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Steve Henderson 8 New York Mets

Roger Metzger 8 San Francisco Giants

Bill Buckner 7 Chicago Cubs 16

Jose Cruz 7 Houston Astros

Dave Parker 7 Pittsburgh Pirates

Rafael Landestoy 6 Houston Astros 19

Davey Lopes 6 Los Angeles Dodgers

Garry Maddox 6 Philadelphia Phillies

Bill Robinson 6 Pittsburgh Pirates

Jerry Royster 6 Atlanta Braves

Ozzie Smith 6 San Diego Padres

Enos Cabell 5 Houston Astros 25

Name Triples Team Rank

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

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?

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