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1903 MLB Triples by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits

The Boston Americans led all of MLB in triples in 1903, with 113, 3 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 MLB teams is 72.6.

Led all of MLB in 1903 Boston Americans 141 games
113 Triples 3 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team League G 3B
1 Boston Americans AL 141 113
2 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 110
3 Cleveland Naps AL 140 95
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 92
5 Detroit Tigers AL 137 91
MLB average 72.6
6 Washington Senators AL 140 72
7 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 68
7 St. Louis Browns AL 139 68
9 St. Louis Cardinals NL 139 65
10 Chicago Cubs NL 139 62
10 New York Highlanders AL 136 62
10 Philadelphia Phillies NL 139 62
13 Brooklyn Superbas NL 139 56
14 Chicago White Sox AL 138 49
14 New York Giants NL 142 49
16 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 47

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.