Triples : 1983 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)
 

1983 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Brett Butler 13 Atlanta Braves 1
Omar Moreno 11 Houston Astros 2
Andre Dawson 10 Montreal Expos 3
David Green 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gary Redus 9 Cincinnati Reds 5
Dickie Thon 9 Houston Astros  
Jose Cruz 8 Houston Astros 7
Leon Durham 8 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Lefebvre 8 San Diego Padres  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Willie McGee 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tim Raines 8 Montreal Expos  
Claudell Washington 8 Atlanta Braves  
Ivan DeJesus 7 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Bill Doran 7 Houston Astros  
Keith Hernandez 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
New York Mets  
Jeffrey Leonard 7 San Francisco Giants  
Terry Puhl 7 Houston Astros  
Johnny Ray 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Darryl Strawberry 7 New York Mets  
Bill Buckner 6 Chicago Cubs 20
Pedro Guerrero 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Glenn Hubbard 6 Atlanta Braves  
Eddie Milner 6 Cincinnati Reds  
Ozzie Smith 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Derrel Thomas 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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.

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.