There are various Major League Baseball records for triples .
175 career triples [ edit ] Player Triples[1] Teams & Seasons Sam Crawford 309 1899–1902 Cincinnati ; 1903–17 Detroit Ty Cobb 297 1905–26 Detroit ; 1927–28 Philadelphia (AL) Honus Wagner 252 1897–99 Louisville ; 1900–17 Pittsburgh Jake Beckley 2431 1888–89, 1891–96 Pittsburgh ; 1890 Pittsburgh (PL) ; 1896–97 New York (NL) ; 1897–1903 Cincinnati ; 1904–07 St. Louis (NL) Roger Connor 233 1880–82 Troy (NL) ; 1883–91, 1893–94 New York (NL) ; 1892 Philadelphia (NL) ; 1894–97 St. Louis (NL) Tris Speaker 222 1907–15 Boston (AL) ; 1916–26 Cleveland , 1927 Washington ; 1928 Philadelphia (AL) Dan Brouthers 2052 1879–80 Troy (NL) ; 1881–85 Buffalo (NL) ; 1886–88 Detroit (NL) ; Boston (NL) ; 1890–91 Boston (PL-AA) ; Brooklyn ; 1894–95 Baltimore (NL) ; 1895 Louisville (NL) ; 1896 Philadelphia (NL) ; 1904 New York (NL) Joe Kelley 194 1891, 1908 Boston (NL) ; 1892 Pittsburgh ; 1892–98 Baltimore (NL) ; 1899–1901 Brooklyn ; 1902 Baltimore (AL) ; 1902–06 Cincinnati Paul Waner 191 1926–40 Pittsburgh ; 1941–44 Boston (NL) ; 1941 Brooklyn ; 1944–45 New York (AL) Bid McPhee 1883 1882–89 Cincinnati (AA) ; 1890–99 Cincinnati (NL) Eddie Collins 187 1906–14, 1927–30 Philadelphia (AL) , 1915–26 Chicago (AL) Ed Delahanty 1854 1888–89, 1891–1901 Philadelphia (NL) ; 1890 Cleveland (PL) ; 1902–03 Washington (AL) Sam Rice 184 1915–33 Washington (AL) ; 1934 Cleveland Jesse Burkett 182 1890 New York (NL) ; 1891–98 Cleveland (NL) ; 1899–1901 St. Louis (NL) ; 1902–04 St. Louis (AL) ; 1905 Boston (AL) Ed Konetchy 1825 1907–13 St. Louis (NL) ; 1914 Pittsburgh ; 15 Pittsburgh (FL) ; 1916–18 Boston (NL) ; 1919–21 Brooklyn ; 1921 Philadelphia (NL) Edd Roush 1826 1913 Chicago (AL) ; 1914–15 Indianapolis/Newark (FL) ; 1916, 1927–29 New York (NL) ; 1916–26, 1931 Cincinnati Buck Ewing 178 1880–82 Troy (NL) ; 1883–92 New York (NL) ; 1893–94 Cleveland (NL) ; 1895–97 Cincinnati Rabbit Maranville 177 1912–20, 1929–33, 1935 Boston (NL) ; 1921–24 Pittsburgh ; 1925 Chicago (NL) ; 1926 Brooklyn ; 1927–28 St. Louis (NL) Stan Musial 177 1941–44, 1946–63 St. Louis (NL)
Closest active players [ edit ] There are no active players that are considered close to realistically reaching 175 career triples.
As of April 2023, there are no active players with more than 100 career triples. Charlie Blackmon currently holds the record for active players, with 58.[2]
Top 10 in career triples, 1920–present [ edit ] Player Triples[3] Teams & Seasons Paul Waner 191 1926–40 Pittsburgh Pirates , 1941–44 Boston Braves , 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers , 1944–45 New York Yankees Stan Musial 177 1941–44, 1946–63 St. Louis Cardinals Goose Goslin 173 1921–30, 1933, 1938 Washington Senators , 1930–32 St. Louis Browns , 1934–37 Detroit Tigers Roberto Clemente 166 1955–72 Pittsburgh Sam Rice 165 1915–33 Washington Senators , 1934 Cleveland Indians Pie Traynor 164 1920–35, 1937 Pittsburgh Lou Gehrig 163 1923–39 New York (AL) Heinie Manush 160 1923–27 Detroit ; 1928–30 St. Louis (AL) ; 1930–35 Washington (AL) ; 1936 Boston (AL) ; 1937–38 Brooklyn ; 1938–39 Pittsburgh Kiki Cuyler 157 1921–27 Pittsburgh ; 1928–35 Chicago (NL) ; 1935–37 Cincinnati ; 38 Brooklyn Earle Combs 154 1924–35 New York (AL)
Top 10 career triples by league [ edit ] American League Player Triples National League Player Triples Ty Cobb 297 Honus Wagner 252 Sam Crawford 249 Roger Connor 233 Tris Speaker 222 Jake Beckley 221 Eddie Collins 187 Fred Clarke 220 Sam Rice 184 Joe Kelley 194 Goose Goslin 177[4] Paul Waner 191 Joe Jackson 168[5] Buck Ewing 178 Lou Gehrig 163[6] Dan Brouthers 177 Joe Judge 158[7] Rabbit Maranville 177 Earle Combs 154[8] Stan Musial 177
25 triples in one season [ edit ] Progression of the single season record for triples [ edit ] Three or more seasons with 20 triples [ edit ] Six or more seasons with 15 triples [ edit ] Player Years Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 13 1900–02 Cincinnati ; 1903–04, 1906–08, 1910, 1912–15 Detroit Roger Connor 9 1882 Troy (NL) ; 1883, 1885–90 New York (NL) ; 1894 St. Louis (NL) Dan Brouthers 7 1883–84 Buffalo (NL) ; 1886–87 Detroit (NL) ; 1891 Boston (AA) ; 1892 Brooklyn ; 1894 Baltimore (NL) Jake Beckley [18] 7 1890 Pittsburgh (PL) ; 1891–95 Pittsburgh ; 1899 Cincinnati Elmer Flick [18] 7 1900–01 Philadelphia (NL) ; 1903–07 Cleveland Honus Wagner [19] 7 1900, 1902–03, 1908, 1911–12, 1915 Pittsburgh Ty Cobb 7 1908, 1911–13, 1917, 1921–22 Detroit Paul Waner [20] 7 1926–30, 1933–34 Pittsburgh Joe Kelley [21] 6 1893–96, 1898 Baltimore (NL) ; 1900 Brooklyn Ed Delahanty [22] 6 1892–94, 1896–97, 1901 Philadelphia (NL) Joe Jackson 6 1911–13 Cleveland ; 1916–17, 1920 Chicago (AL)
Four or more consecutive seasons with 15 triples [ edit ] Twelve or more seasons with 10 triples [ edit ] Player Years Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 17 1900–02 Cincinnati ; 1903–16 Detroit Ty Cobb 17 1907–19, 1921–22, 1924–25 Detroit Jake Beckley 14 1889, 1891–95 Pittsburgh ; 1890 Pittsburgh (PL) ; 1897 New York (NL) –Cincinnati ; 1898–1901, 1903 Cincinnati; 1905 St. Louis (NL) Fred Clarke [26] 14 1896–98 Louisville (NL) ; 1900–09, 1911 Pittsburgh Honus Wagner 13 1899 Louisville (NL) ; 1900–05, 1907–09, 1911–12, 1915 Pittsburgh Tris Speaker 13 1909–15 Boston (AL) ; 1917–21, 1923 Cleveland Eddie Collins 12 1909–14 Philadelphia (AL) ; 1915–17, 1920–22 Chicago (AL)
Eight or more consecutive seasons with 10 triples [ edit ] League leader in triples [ edit ] League leader in triples 4 or more seasons [ edit ] Player Titles[31] Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 6 1902 Cincinnati ; 1903, 1910, 1913–15 Detroit Stan Musial 5 1943, 1946, 1948–49, 1951 St. Louis-NL Willie Wilson 5 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–88 Kansas City Lance Johnson 5 1991–94 Chicago (AL) ; 1996 New York (NL) Harry Stovey 4 1880 Worcester Brown Stockings , 1884, 1888 Philadelphia Athletics (AA) , 1891 Boston Beaneaters Ty Cobb 4 1908, 1911, 1917–18 Detroit Brett Butler 4 1983 Atlanta ; 1986 Cleveland ; 1994 Los Angeles (NL) ; 1995 Los Angeles (NL)-New York (NL) Jimmy Rollins 4 2001–02, 2004, 2007 Philadelphia-NL
League leader in triples 3 or more consecutive seasons [ edit ] League leader in triples in both leagues [ edit ] 4+ triples by an individual in one game [ edit ] 110 triples by a team in one season [ edit ] See also [ edit ] Total includes one season in the Players' League. Major League Baseball recognizes this year of service, but this is not universally recognized by all historians. He hit 22 triples that season, giving him a National League career total of 221. Total includes 28 triples in his two years in the Players' League and American Association, giving 177 triples in his National League career. Total includes 76 triples in his 8 seasons with Cincinnati while they were in the American Association, giving 112 triples in his National League career. Total includes 13 triples in his one year in the Players' League, giving 172 triples in his National League career. Total includes 18 triples in his one year in the Federal League, giving 164 triples in his National League career. Total includes 15 triples in his one year in the Federal League, giving 167 triples in his Major League career. The 1901–1903 records for a single season are included because some historians do not recognize any record set prior to the "modern era" which began in 1901. References [ edit ]
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