1942 MLB Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The St. Louis Cardinals led all of MLB in triples in 1942, with 69, 7 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 28 MLB teams is 33.2.
Led all of MLB in 1942
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
69
Triples
7 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
NL | 156 | 69 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 151 | 62 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 156 | 58 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 154 | 57 |
| 5 |
|
AL | 152 | 55 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 151 | 49 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 151 | 49 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 154 | 46 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 155 | 41 |
| 10 |
|
NL | 154 | 39 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 156 | 37 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 151 | 37 |
| 13 |
|
AL | 148 | 36 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 154 | 35 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 155 | 34 |
| MLB average | 33.2 | |||
| 16 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 38 | 30 |
| 17 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 34 | 27 |
| 18 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 65 | 22 |
| 19 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 50 | 21 |
| 19 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 41 | 21 |
| 21 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 35 | 20 |
| 22 |
|
NL | 150 | 19 |
| 22 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 44 | 19 |
| 24 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 62 | 16 |
| 25 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 22 | 9 |
| 26 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 8 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 28 | 8 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 37 | 6 |
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.
