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There are various
Major League Baseball records for
triples .
175 career triples
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
243
1
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
205
2
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
188
3
1882–89
Cincinnati (AA) ; 1890–99
Cincinnati (NL)
Eddie Collins
187
1906–14, 1927–30
Philadelphia (AL) , 1915–26
Chicago (AL)
Ed Delahanty
185
4
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
182
5
1907–13
St. Louis (NL) ; 1914
Pittsburgh ; 15
Pittsburgh (FL) ; 1916–18
Boston (NL) ; 1919–21
Brooklyn ; 1921
Philadelphia (NL)
Edd Roush
182
6
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
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
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
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
Progression of the single season record for triples
Three or more seasons with 20 triples
Six or more seasons with 15 triples
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
Twelve or more seasons with 10 triples
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
League leader in triples
League leader in triples 4 or more seasons
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
League leader in triples in both leagues
4+ triples by an individual in one game
110 triples by a team in one season
See also
Notes
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
General Batting leaders
Career Annual Season Game Misc
Baserunning leaders
Pitching leaders
Career Annual Season Game Misc
Fielding leaders
Sabermetrics leaders Managing records Multiple stat records Other