1896 NL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Baltimore Orioles led the NL in triples in 1896, with 100, 3 ahead of the Chicago Colts. The average across 12 NL teams is 83.8.
Led the NL in 1896
Baltimore Orioles
132 games
100
Triples
3 clear of Chicago Colts
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 132 | 100 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Colts
|
132 | 97 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
131 | 94 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
133 | 87 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
133 | 87 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
130 | 84 |
| NL average | 83.8 | ||
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | 134 | 80 |
| 8 | Washington Senators | 133 | 79 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
131 | 78 |
| 10 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
132 | 75 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
128 | 73 |
| 12 | Cleveland Spiders | 135 | 72 |
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.