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1973 MLB Triples by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits

The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in triples in 1973, with 52, 4 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 32.9.

Led all of MLB in 1973 San Francisco Giants 162 games
52 Triples 4 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G 3B
1 San Francisco Giants NL 162 52
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 48
3 Minnesota Twins AL 162 44
3 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 44
5 Kansas City Royals AL 162 40
5 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 40
7 Chicago White Sox AL 162 38
8 Houston Astros NL 162 35
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 35
10 Atlanta Braves NL 162 34
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 34
MLB average 32.9
12 Detroit Tigers AL 162 32
13 Boston Red Sox AL 162 30
14 California Angels AL 162 29
14 Cleveland Indians AL 162 29
14 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 29
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 29
14 Texas Rangers AL 162 29
19 Oakland Athletics AL 162 28
20 San Diego Padres NL 162 26
21 New York Mets NL 161 24
22 Montreal Expos NL 162 23
23 Chicago Cubs NL 161 21
24 New York Yankees AL 162 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.