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1930 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 1930, with 119, 9 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 24 MLB teams is 67.1.

Led all of MLB in 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 games
119 Triples 9 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G 3B
1 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 119
2 New York Yankees AL 154 110
3 Washington Senators AL 154 98
4 Chicago White Sox AL 154 91
5 Detroit Tigers AL 154 90
6 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 89
7 New York Giants NL 154 83
8 Boston Braves NL 154 78
9 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 74
10 Brooklyn Robins NL 154 73
11 Chicago Cubs NL 156 72
MLB average 67.1
12 Boston Red Sox AL 154 67
12 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 67
12 St. Louis Browns AL 154 67
15 Cleveland Indians AL 154 60
16 Detroit Stars NNL 80 57
17 Birmingham Black Barons NNL 91 56
18 St. Louis Stars NNL 88 55
19 Philadelphia Phillies NL 156 44
20 Memphis Red Sox NNL 68 40
21 Kansas City Monarchs NNL 58 37
22 Chicago American Giants NNL 89 35
23 Nashville Elite Giants NNL 74 27
24 Cuban Stars West NNL 58 22

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.