Triples : 1981 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1981 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Craig Reynolds 12 Houston Astros 1
Gene Richards 12 San Diego Padres  
Tom Herr 9 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Larry Herndon 8 San Francisco Giants 4
Omar Moreno 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Garry Templeton 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mookie Wilson 8 New York Mets  
Ron Oester 7 Cincinnati Reds 8
Tim Raines 7 Montreal Expos  
Dave Collins 6 Cincinnati Reds 10
Leon Durham 6 Chicago Cubs  
Ken Griffey 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Ken Oberkfell 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Luis Salazar 6 San Diego Padres  
Jose Cruz 5 Houston Astros 15
Mike Easler 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Henderson 5 Chicago Cubs  
Glenn Hubbard 5 Atlanta Braves  
Lee Mazzilli 5 New York Mets  
Pete Rose 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ivan DeJesus 4 Chicago Cubs 21
Darrell Evans 4 San Francisco Giants  
Doug Flynn 4 New York Mets  
Keith Hernandez 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Art Howe 4 Houston Astros  



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.

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?