1940 NL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in triples in 1940, with 70, 2 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 52.0.
Led the NL in 1940
Brooklyn Dodgers
156 games
70
Triples
2 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
156 | 70 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | 68 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 61 |
| NL average | 52.0 | ||
| 4 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 50 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | 48 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
152 | 46 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 38 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
153 | 35 |
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.