1972 AL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in triples in 1972, with 34, 2 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 12 AL teams is 26.3.
Led the AL in 1972
Boston Red Sox
155 games
34
Triples
2 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 34 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | 32 |
| 3 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | 31 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | 29 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | 29 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 28 |
| AL average | 26.3 | ||
| 7 |
 California Angels
|
155 | 26 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | 26 |
| 9 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 24 |
| 10 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | 22 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 18 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | 17 |
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.