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1936 MLB Triples by Team

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

The Washington Senators led all of MLB in triples in 1936, with 84, 1 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 23 MLB teams is 48.3.

Led all of MLB in 1936 Washington Senators 153 games
84 Triples 1 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G 3B
1 Washington Senators AL 153 84
2 New York Yankees AL 155 83
3 Cleveland Indians AL 157 82
4 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 156 80
5 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 73
6 St. Louis Browns AL 155 66
7 Boston Red Sox AL 155 62
8 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 60
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 155 60
10 Chicago White Sox AL 153 56
11 Detroit Tigers AL 154 55
MLB average 48.3
12 New York Giants NL 154 48
13 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 46
14 Boston Bees NL 157 45
15 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 156 43
16 Chicago Cubs NL 154 36
17 Washington Elite Giants NN2 58 31
18 Pittsburgh Crawfords NN2 78 24
19 Homestead Grays NN2 52 23
20 New York Black Yankees NN2 29 16
21 New York Cubans NN2 47 15
21 Philadelphia Stars NN2 73 15
23 Newark Eagles NN2 59 8

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.