1872 MLB Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in triples in 1872, with 31, 1 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 11 MLB teams is 13.2.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Baltimore Canaries
58 games
31
Triples
1 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 31 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 30 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 25 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 14 |
| MLB average | 13.2 | |||
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 10 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 9 |
| 6 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 9 |
| 8 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 8 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 5 |
| 10 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 1 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.