1959 NL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in triples in 1959, with 49, 3 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 40.5.
Led the NL in 1959
St. Louis Cardinals
154 games
49
Triples
3 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 49 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 46 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 44 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 42 |
| NL average | 40.5 | ||
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 38 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 36 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 35 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 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.