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1912 MLB Triples by Team

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in triples in 1912, with 129, 21 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 84.7.

Led all of MLB in 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates 152 games
129 Triples 21 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
# Team League G 3B
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 152 129
2 Philadelphia Athletics AL 153 108
3 Chicago Cubs NL 152 91
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 155 89
4 New York Giants NL 154 89
6 Detroit Tigers AL 154 86
6 Washington Senators AL 154 86
MLB average 84.7
8 Boston Red Sox AL 154 84
9 Chicago White Sox AL 158 80
10 New York Highlanders AL 153 79
11 Cleveland Naps AL 155 77
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 153 77
13 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 153 73
14 St. Louis Browns AL 157 71
15 Boston Braves NL 155 68
15 Philadelphia Phillies NL 152 68

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.