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1887 MLB Triples Leaders

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Sam Thompson led all of MLB in triples in 1887 with 23, 1 ahead of Roger Connor (22). It stands 22nd among all single seasons in MLB history.

AVGHRRBIHRSBOPSOBPSLG2B3BXBHTBBBSOPAABG
Sam Thompson Led all of MLB in 1887 Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines
23 Triples 1 clear of Roger Connor
Showing Triples and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team 3B G AB H AVG
1 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson DTN 23 127 545 203 .373
2 Roger Connor Roger Connor NY1 22 127 471 134 .285
3 Dick Johnston Dick Johnston BSN 20 127 507 131 .258
4 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers DTN 20 123 500 169 .338
5 Thomas Burns Thomas Burns BL2 19 140 551 188 .341
6 Tom Poorman Tom Poorman PH4 19 135 585 155 .265
7 Jumbo Davis Jumbo Davis BL2 19 130 485 150 .309
8 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee CN2 19 129 540 156 .289
9 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill SL4 19 124 517 225 .435
10 George Wood George Wood PHI 19 113 491 142 .289
11 John Kerins LS2 19 112 476 140 .294
12 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson DTN 18 120 543 178 .328
13 Sam Wise BSN 17 113 467 156 .334
14 Pete Browning Pete Browning LS2 16 134 547 220 .402
15 Frank Fennelly CN2 16 134 526 140 .266
16 Marty Sullivan Marty Sullivan CHN 16 115 472 134 .284
17 Otto Schomberg Otto Schomberg IN3 16 112 419 129 .308
18 Germany Smith Germany Smith BR3 16 103 435 128 .294
19 Emmett Seery Emmett Seery IN3 15 122 465 104 .224
20 Fred Carroll Fred Carroll PIT 15 102 421 138 .328
21 Bill Kuehne Bill Kuehne PIT 15 102 402 120 .299
22 Denny Lyons Denny Lyons PH4 14 137 570 209 .367
23 John Reilly John Reilly CN2 14 134 551 170 .309
24 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson CHN 14 127 439 117 .267
25 Chicken Wolf Chicken Wolf LS2 13 137 569 160 .281
26 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BL2 13 136 532 160 .301
27 Joe Werrick Joe Werrick LS2 13 136 533 152 .285
28 Ed McKean Ed McKean CL3 13 132 539 154 .286
29 Darby O'Brien Darby O'Brien NY4 13 127 522 157 .301
30 Pete Hotaling Pete Hotaling CL3 13 126 505 151 .299
31 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN 13 122 472 164 .348
32 Fred Mann Fred Mann CL3 +1 13 119 488 143 .293
33 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke NY1 13 103 397 113 .285
34 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz SL4 13 102 423 151 .357
35 Buck Ewing Buck Ewing NY1 13 77 318 97 .305
36 Jim Fogarty Jim Fogarty PHI 12 126 495 129 .261
37 Henry Larkin Henry Larkin PH4 12 126 497 154 .310
38 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey PH4 12 124 497 142 .286
39 Jerry Denny Jerry Denny IN3 12 122 510 165 .324
40 Billy Nash Billy Nash BSN 12 121 475 140 .295
41 Billy O'Brien Billy O'Brien WS8 12 113 453 126 .278
42 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 12 103 407 117 .288
43 Bill Phillips Bill Phillips BR3 11 132 533 142 .266
44 John Corkhill John Corkhill CN2 11 128 541 168 .311
45 Frank Hankinson Frank Hankinson NY4 11 127 512 137 .268
46 King Kelly King Kelly BSN 11 116 484 156 .322
47 John Coleman John Coleman PIT 11 115 475 139 .293
48 Deacon White Deacon White DTN 11 111 449 136 .303
49 Ed Daily Ed Daily WS8 +1 11 104 417 108 .259
50 Bob Caruthers Bob Caruthers SL4 11 98 364 130 .357
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