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Most Triples of the 1870s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1871 to 1879, added up. Three-base hits

Tom York recorded more triples than any other MLB player in the 1870s, with 61, 3 clear of George Wright (58). He did it in 9 seasons, with a best year of 10 in 1878. Covers the 9 seasons the MLB played in the 1870s, 1871 to 1879. The top ten runs from 61 down to 36.

The MLB played 9 seasons in the 1870s, 1871 to 1879. Totals cover those seasons only.

Tom York MLB leader, 1870s Tom York 1871–1879 · 9 seasons
61 Triples 3 clear of George Wright
# Player Seasons 3B Best year
1 Tom York Tom York 1871–1879 (9) 61 10 (1878)
2 George Wright George Wright 1871–1879 (9) 58 15 (1874)
3 George Hall George Hall 1871–1877 (7) 54 13 (1876)
4 Lip Pike 1871–1878 (8) 53 12 (1875)
5 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 1871–1879 (8) 46 14 (1876)
6 Cal McVey Cal McVey 1871–1879 (9) 44 9 (1875)
7 Deacon White Deacon White 1871–1879 (9) 44 11 (1877)
8 Ezra Sutton Ezra Sutton 1871–1879 (9) 44 7 (1875)
9 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke 1872–1879 (8) 40 9 (1879)
10 Charley Jones Charley Jones 1875–1879 (5) 36 10 (1879)
11 Bill Craver Bill Craver 1871–1877 (7) 33 13 (1875)
12 Paul Hines Paul Hines 1872–1879 (8) 33 10 (1879)
13 Levi Meyerle 1871–1877 (7) 31 8 (1876)
14 Jack Remsen Jack Remsen 1872–1879 (8) 30 6 (1873)
15 Dave Eggler Dave Eggler 1871–1879 (8) 29 8 (1874)
16 John Clapp John Clapp 1872–1879 (8) 29 7 (1875)
17 Cap Anson Cap Anson 1871–1879 (9) 29 7 (1876)
18 Joe Start Joe Start 1871–1879 (9) 28 6 (1877)
19 Andy Leonard Andy Leonard 1871–1878 (8) 27 6 (1873)
20 Lew Brown 1876–1879 (4) 24 8 (1877)
21 Jim Holdsworth 1872–1877 (6) 22 9 (1874)
22 Everett Mills Everett Mills 1871–1876 (6) 21 9 (1873)
23 Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson 1871–1879 (9) 21 5 (1876)
24 Charles Fulmer Charles Fulmer 1871–1879 (7) 20 5 (1879)
25 Jack Burdock Jack Burdock 1872–1879 (8) 20 6 (1878)
26 Al Spalding Al Spalding 1871–1878 (8) 19 6 (1877)
27 George Bradley George Bradley 1875–1879 (4) 17 6 (1876)
28 Joe Gerhardt Joe Gerhardt 1873–1879 (7) 17 5 (1877)
29 Davy Force 1871–1879 (8) 17 5 (1875)
30 Tommy Beals Tommy Beals 1871–1875 (5) 16 6 (1875)
31 Buttercup Dickerson Buttercup Dickerson 1878–1879 (2) 15 14 (1879)
32 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson 1878–1879 (2) 15 13 (1879)
33 Joe Battin Joe Battin 1871–1877 (6) 15 7 (1877)
34 Dick Higham 1871–1878 (7) 15 4 (1873)
35 Harry Schafer Harry Schafer 1871–1878 (8) 15 5 (1871)
36 Jim Devlin Jim Devlin 1873–1877 (5) 14 6 (1875)
37 Fred Treacey 1871–1876 (6) 14 5 (1871)
38 Jack Manning Jack Manning 1873–1878 (6) 14 7 (1877)
39 Wes Fisler 1871–1876 (6) 14 4 (1873)
40 Tom Carey 1871–1879 (9) 14 3 (1874)
41 King Kelly King Kelly 1878–1879 (2) 13 12 (1879)
42 Eddie Booth 1872–1876 (5) 13 4 (1875)
43 John McMullin 1871–1875 (5) 13 5 (1871)
44 Bob Addy Bob Addy 1871–1877 (6) 13 4 (1875)
45 Mike Dorgan 1877–1879 (2) 12 7 (1877)
46 Jimmy Wood Jimmy Wood 1871–1873 (3) 12 6 (1871)
47 Charlie Pabor 1871–1875 (5) 12 4 (1871)
48 Jimmy Hallinan 1871–1878 (5) 12 6 (1876)
49 Orator Shafer 1874–1879 (5) 12 6 (1878)
50 Charlie Gould Charlie Gould 1871–1877 (6) 12 8 (1872)
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