1953 NL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in triples in 1953, with 62, 3 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 51.8.
Led the NL in 1953
Philadelphia Phillies
156 games
62
Triples
3 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
156 | 62 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 59 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 57 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
157 | 56 |
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 52 |
| NL average | 51.8 | ||
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 49 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 45 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | 34 |
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.