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1979 MLB Triples Leaders

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George Brett led all of MLB in triples in 1979 with 20, 1 ahead of Garry Templeton (19). It stands 76th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 3 times George Brett led in triples.

AVGHRRBIHRSBOPSOBPSLG2B3BXBHTBBBSOPAABG
George Brett Led all of MLB in 1979 George Brett Kansas City Royals
20 Triples 1 clear of Garry Templeton
Showing Triples and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team 3B G AB H AVG
1 George Brett George Brett KCA 20 154 645 212 .329
2 Garry Templeton Garry Templeton SLN 19 154 672 211 .314
3 Paul Molitor Paul Molitor ML4 16 140 584 188 .322
4 Willie Wilson Willie Wilson KCA 13 154 588 185 .315
5 Willie Randolph Willie Randolph NYA 13 153 574 155 .270
6 Omar Moreno Omar Moreno PIT 12 162 695 196 .282
7 Andre Dawson Andre Dawson MON 12 155 639 176 .275
8 Bake McBride Bake McBride PHI 12 151 582 163 .280
9 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez SLN 11 161 610 210 .344
10 Larry Bowa Larry Bowa PHI 11 147 539 130 .241
11 Ivan de Jesus Ivan de Jesus CHN 10 160 636 180 .283
12 Dave Winfield Dave Winfield SDN 10 159 597 184 .308
13 Darrell Porter Darrell Porter KCA 10 157 533 155 .291
14 Alfredo Griffin TOR 10 153 624 179 .287
15 Tony Scott Tony Scott SLN 10 153 587 152 .259
16 Ron LeFlore Ron LeFlore DET 10 148 600 180 .300
17 Frank Taveras Frank Taveras NYN +1 9 164 680 178 .262
18 Ruppert Jones Ruppert Jones SEA 9 162 622 166 .267
19 Gene Richards Gene Richards SDN 9 150 545 152 .279
20 Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds HOU 9 146 555 147 .265
21 Kiko Garcia Kiko Garcia BAL 9 126 417 103 .247
22 Phil Garner Phil Garner PIT 8 150 549 161 .293
23 John Castino John Castino MIN 8 148 393 112 .285
24 Alan Bannister Alan Bannister CHA 8 136 506 144 .285
25 Mickey Rivers Mickey Rivers NYA +1 8 132 533 156 .293
26 Lou Whitaker Lou Whitaker DET 8 127 423 121 .286
27 Steve Henderson NYN 8 98 350 107 .306
28 Roger Metzger Roger Metzger SFN 8 94 259 65 .251
29 Dave Parker Dave Parker PIT 7 158 622 193 .310
30 Jose Cruz Jose Cruz HOU 7 157 558 161 .289
31 Bill Buckner Bill Buckner CHN 7 149 591 168 .284
32 Butch Hobson Butch Hobson BOS 7 146 528 138 .261
33 Dan Meyer Dan Meyer SEA 7 144 525 146 .278
34 Al Cowens Al Cowens KCA 7 136 516 152 .295
35 Jim Rice Jim Rice BOS 6 158 619 201 .325
36 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith SDN 6 156 587 124 .211
37 Jerry Royster Jerry Royster ATL 6 154 601 164 .273
38 Davey Lopes Davey Lopes LAN 6 153 582 154 .265
39 Bruce Bochte Bruce Bochte SEA 6 150 554 175 .316
40 Garry Maddox Garry Maddox PHI 6 148 548 154 .281
41 Bill Robinson Bill Robinson PIT 6 148 421 111 .264
42 Leon Roberts SEA 6 140 450 122 .271
43 Rob Wilfong Rob Wilfong MIN 6 140 419 131 .313
44 Rafael Landestoy Rafael Landestoy HOU 6 129 282 76 .270
45 Jim Norris Jim Norris CLE 6 124 353 87 .247
46 Pete Rose Pete Rose PHI 5 163 628 208 .331
47 Willie Horton Willie Horton SEA 5 162 646 180 .279
48 Ron Jackson MIN 5 159 583 158 .271
49 Warren Cromartie Warren Cromartie MON 5 158 659 181 .275
50 Joel Youngblood Joel Youngblood NYN 5 158 590 162 .275
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