List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders

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Ty Cobb, second all-time in career triples, slides safely into third base.

In baseball, a triple is a hit in which the batter advances to third base in one play, with neither the benefit of a fielding error nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.[1] Triples were more common in baseball's dead-ball era, when teams relied more on stolen bases and hit and run plays than on the home run.[2] More distant fences in old ballparks, such as Pittsburgh's Forbes Field and Detroit's Tiger Stadium, also produced fewer home runs and more triples on well-hit balls.[3] As a result, most of the players on this list have been retired for decades. In 2006, the Hardball Times lamented the decline of the 100-triple player, although three have joined the list since that time.[4] Fangraphs, a statistical website, likewise noted the lack of modern 100-triple hitters in 2013.[5] Of the 162 Major League Baseball players who have hit 100 or more triples, 69 are members of Baseball's Hall of Fame.[6]

Hall of Famer Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers holds the Major League Baseball triples record, with 309.[7][8] Second to him is his Tigers teammate,[9] Ty Cobb, with 297, the American League record.[10] Honus Wagner is third with 252, the National League record.[11] Jake Beckley (243), Roger Connor (233), Tris Speaker (222), Fred Clarke (220), and Dan Brouthers (205) are the only other players to have hit at least 200 triples. Only triples hit during the regular season are included in the totals (George Brett, Rafael Furcal, and Derek Jeter are tied for the record in post-season triples, with five).[12]

Jim O'Rourke was the first player to reach the 100-triple mark, doing so with the New York Giants in 1886.[13] With Kenny Lofton's retirement after the 2007 season, 2008 was the first season since 1885 in which no active player had more than 100 triples.[13] Carl Crawford hit his 100th triple in 2010, becoming the only active player on the list at that time. José Reyes became the latest player to reach the 100 triple plateau, doing so on April 8, 2012.


Key

Triples Total career triples
First MLB
season
First year in which the player was active
Last MLB
season
Last year in which the player was active
° Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
* Active player

Leaders

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Sam Crawford retired in 1917 with 309 triples, which is still the record.
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Ty Cobb (297 triples) and Shoeless Joe Jackson (168 triples)
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Honus Wagner holds the National League record for triples with 252.
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Jake Beckley hit 243 triples between 1888 and 1907.
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Tris Speaker hit 222 triples in his 21-year career.
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Fred Clarke hit 220 triples between 1894 and 1915.
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John "Chief" Wilson hit a record 36 triples in the 1912 season, retiring with 114 total.
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Paul Molitor is the most recent player with 100 or more career triples to have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (elected in 2004).
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Carl Crawford is the active leader in triples.
José Reyes is second in triples among active players.
Jimmy Rollins is third in triples among active players.
  • Updated through May 24, 2016.
Players with 100 or more triples
Rank Player Triples First MLB
season[14]
Last MLB
season[14]
Ref
1 Sam Crawford° 309[lower-alpha 1] 1899 1917 [15]
2 Ty Cobb° 297 1905 1928 [16]
3 Honus Wagner° 252 1897 1917 [17]
4 Jake Beckley° 243 1888 1907 [18]
5 Roger Connor° 233 1880 1897 [19]
6 Tris Speaker° 222 1907 1928 [20]
7 Fred Clarke° 220 1894 1915 [21]
8 Dan Brouthers° 205 1879 1904 [22]
9 Joe Kelley° 194 1891 1908 [23]
10 Paul Waner° 191 1926 1945 [24]
11 Bid McPhee° 188 1882 1899 [25]
12 Eddie Collins° 187 1906 1930 [26]
13 Ed Delahanty° 185 1888 1903 [27]
14 Sam Rice° 184 1890 1915 [28]
15 Jesse Burkett° 182 1890 1905 [29]
15 Ed Konetchy 182 1907 1921 [30]
15 Edd Roush° 182 1913 1931 [31]
18 Buck Ewing° 178 1880 1897 [32]
19 Rabbit Maranville° 177 1912 1935 [33]
19 Stan Musial° 177 1941 1963 [34]
21 Harry Stovey 174 1880 1893 [35]
22 Goose Goslin° 173 1921 1938 [36]
23 Tommy Leach 172 1898 1918 [37]
23 Zack Wheat° 172 1909 1927 [38]
25 Rogers Hornsby° 169 1915 1937 [39]
26 Joe Jackson 168 1908 1920 [40]
27 Roberto Clemente° 166 1955 1972 [41]
27 Sherry Magee 166 1904 1919 [42]
29 Jake Daubert 165 1910 1924 [43]
30 Elmer Flick° 164 1898 1910 [44]
30 George Sisler° 164 1915 1930 [45]
30 Pie Traynor° 164 1920 1937 [46]
33 Bill Dahlen 163 1891 1911 [47]
33 George Davis° 163 1890 1909 [48]
33 Lou Gehrig° 163 1923 1939 [49]
33 Nap Lajoie° 163 1896 1916 [50]
37 Mike Tiernan 162 1887 1899 [51]
38 George Van Haltren 161 1897 1903 [52]
39 Harry Hooper° 160 1909 1925 [53]
39 Heinie Manush° 160 1923 1939 [54]
39 Sam Thompson° 160 1885 1906 [55]
42 Max Carey° 159 1910 1929 [56]
42 Joe Judge 159 1915 1934 [57]
44 Ed McKean 158 1887 1899 [58]
45 Kiki Cuyler° 157 1921 1938 [59]
45 Jimmy Ryan 157 1885 1903 [60]
47 Tommy Corcoran 155 1890 1907 [61]
48 Earle Combs° 154 1924 1935 [62]
49 Jim Bottomley° 151 1922 1937 [63]
49 Harry Heilmann° 151 1914 1932 [64]
49 Jim O'Rourke° 151 1872 1904 [65]
52 Kip Selbach 149 1894 1906 [66]
52 Al Simmons° 149 1924 1944 [67]
54 Wally Pipp 148 1913 1928 [68]
54 Enos Slaughter° 148 1938 1959 [69]
56 Bobby Veach 147 1912 1925 [70]
56 Willie Wilson 147 1976 1994 [71]
58 Charlie Gehringer° 146 1924 1942 [72]
59 Harry Davis 145 1895 1917 [73]
59 Willie Keeler° 145 1892 1910 [74]
61 Bobby Wallace° 143 1894 1918 [75]
62 Cap Anson° 142 1871 1897 [76]
63 Lou Brock° 141 1961 1979 [77]
64 Willie Mays° 140 1951 1973 [78]
65 John Reilly 139 1880 1891 [79]
65 Jimmy Williams 139[lower-alpha 2] 1899 1909 [81]
67 Tom Brown 138 1882 1898 [82]
67 Willie Davis 138 1960 1979 [83]
67 Frankie Frisch° 138 1919 1937 [84]
70 George Brett° 137 1973 1993 [85]
71 Babe Ruth° 136 1914 1935 [86]
71 Jimmy Sheckard 136 1897 1913 [87]
71 Elmer Smith 136 1886 1901 [88]
74 Lave Cross 135 1887 1907 [89]
74 Pete Rose 135 1963 1986 [90]
76 Shano Collins 133 1910 1925 [91]
77 George Wood 132 1880 1892 [92]
78 Brett Butler 131 1981 1997 [93]
78 Joe DiMaggio° 131 1936 1951 [94]
78 Buck Freeman 131 1891 1907 [95]
81 Buddy Myer 130 1925 1941 [96]
82 Oyster Burns 129 1884 1895 [97]
82 Larry Gardner 129 1908 1924 [98]
84 Earl Averill° 128 1929 1941 [99]
84 Arky Vaughan° 128 1932 1948 [100]
86 Vada Pinson 127 1958 1975 [101]
87 Hardy Richardson 126 1879 1892 [102]
87 Robin Yount° 126 1974 1993 [103]
89 Jimmie Foxx° 125 1925 1945 [104]
90 John Anderson 124 1894 1908 [105]
90 Hal Chase 124 1905 1919 [106]
90 Steve Finley 124 1989 2007 [107]
90 Frank Schulte 124 1904 1918 [108]
94 Carl Crawford* 123 2002 [109]
94 Larry Doyle 123 1907 1920 [110]
94 Duke Farrell 123 1888 1905 [111]
97 Dummy Hoy 121 1888 1902 [112]
98 Mickey Vernon 120 1939 1960 [113]
99 Hugh Duffy° 119 1888 1906 [114]
99 Fred Pfeffer 119 1882 1897 [115]
101 Joe Cronin° 118 1926 1945 [116]
101 Chick Stahl 118 1897 1906 [117]
101 Lloyd Waner° 118 1927 1945 [118]
104 Lance Johnson 117 1987 2000 [119]
104 Del Pratt 117 1912 1924 [120]
104 José Reyes* 117 2003 [121]
104 Curt Walker 117 1919 1930 [122]
108 Jimmy Collins° 116 1895 1908 [123]
108 Kenny Lofton 116 1991 2007 [124]
110 Bill Kuehne 115 1883 1892 [125]
110 Tony Lazzeri° 115 1926 1939 [126]
110 Jimmy Rollins* 115 2000 [127]
113 Henry Larkin 114 1884 1893 [128]
113 Paul Molitor° 114 1978 1998 [129]
113 Gus Suhr 114 1930 1940 [130]
113 Joe Tinker° 114 1902 1916 [131]
113 John Wilson 114 1908 1916 [132]
118 Jack Fournier 113 1912 1927 [133]
118 Joe Medwick° 113 1932 1948 [134]
118 Tim Raines 113 1979 2002 [135]
121 Rod Carew° 112 1967 1985 [136]
121 Nellie Fox° 112 1947 1965 [137]
121 Bill Terry° 112 1923 1936 [138]
121 Sam Wise 112 1881 1893 [139]
125 Joe Kuhel 111 1930 1947 [140]
126 Babe Herman 110 1926 1945 [141]
126 Wally Moses 110 1935 1951 [142]
128 Richie Ashburn° 109 1948 1962 [143]
128 Lu Blue 109 1921 1933 [144]
128 Doc Cramer 109 1929 1948 [145]
128 Johnny Damon 109 1995 2012 [146]
128 Jimmy Wolf 109 1882 1892 [147]
133 George Burns 108 1911 1925 [148]
133 Mike Griffin 108 1887 1898 [149]
133 Charlie Grimm 108 1916 1936 [150]
133 Sam Mertes 108 1896 1906 [151]
133 Dots Miller 108 1909 1921 [152]
133 Dave Orr 108 1883 1890 [153]
139 Ben Chapman 107 1930 1946 [154]
139 Carl Reynolds 107 1927 1939 [155]
141 Bill Joyce 106 1890 1898 [156]
141 Les Mann 106 1913 1928 [157]
141 Garry Templeton 106 1976 1991 [158]
144 Clyde Milan 105 1907 1922 [159]
144 John Stone 105 1928 1938 [160]
143 Heinie Zimmerman 105 1907 1919 [161]
147 Mike Mitchell 104 1907 1914 [162]
148 Home Run Baker° 103 1908 1922 [163]
148 Tom Daly 103 1887 1903 [164]
150 Luke Appling° 102 1930 1950 [165]
150 Bill Bruton 102 1953 1964 [166]
150 Duff Cooley 102 1893 1905 [167]
150 Jeff Heath 102 1936 1949 [168]
150 Charley Jones 102 1875 1888 [169]
150 King Kelly° 102 1878 1893 [170]
150 Danny Murphy 102 1876 1900 [171]
150 Juan Samuel 102 1983 1998 [172]
158 Stuffy McInnis 101 1909 1927 [173]
158 Sam West 101 1927 1942 [174]
160 Cupid Childs 100 1888 1901 [175]
160 Dan McGann 100 1886 1908 [176]
160 Hy Myers 100 1909 1925 [177]


See also

Notes

  1. Some sources, including the Hall of Fame, give Crawford's career total as 312. See Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. Some older sources give Williams's career total as 138. According to SABR, "After Jimmy was collared in the season opener ..., Bill 'Wee Willie' Dammann gave up the overlooked hit when Cincy outfielder Elmer Smith, a Pittsburgh native and a former Pirate for several years, 'made a very bad mess of handling Jimmy's fly to left.' No hometown news outlet charged Elmer with an error for his misjudged 'awkward path' yet some box scores neglected to give Williams a triple, but 'the ball fell safe, Williams taking three bases.'"[80]

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