1938 MLB Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in triples in 1938, with 89, 10 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 39.4.
Led all of MLB in 1938
Cleveland Indians
153 games
89
Triples
10 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | League | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 153 | 89 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 151 | 79 |
| 3 |
|
NL | 156 | 74 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 152 | 72 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 154 | 70 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 152 | 66 |
| 7 |
|
AL | 157 | 63 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 154 | 62 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 151 | 57 |
| 10 |
|
AL | 150 | 56 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 149 | 55 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 155 | 52 |
| MLB average | 39.4 | |||
| 13 |
|
NL | 153 | 39 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 152 | 36 |
| 14 |
|
AL | 156 | 36 |
| 16 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 68 | 34 |
| 17 |
|
NL | 151 | 29 |
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 52 | 27 |
| 19 | Atlanta Black Crackers | NAL | 54 | 26 |
| 20 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 68 | 22 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 49 | 22 |
| 22 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 65 | 21 |
| 23 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 47 | 18 |
| 23 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 58 | 18 |
| 25 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 12 |
| 25 | Indianapolis ABCs | NAL | 38 | 12 |
| 25 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 52 | 12 |
| 28 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 39 | 11 |
| 29 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 23 | 7 |
| 30 | Washington Black Senators | NN2 | 21 | 4 |
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.
