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1979 AL Triples Leaders

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George Brett led the AL in triples in 1979 with 20, 4 ahead of Paul Molitor (16). It was one of 3 times George Brett led in triples.

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George Brett Led the AL in 1979 George Brett Kansas City Royals
20 Triples 4 clear of Paul Molitor
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 Paul Molitor Paul Molitor ML4 16 140 584 188 .322
3 Willie Wilson Willie Wilson KCA 13 154 588 185 .315
4 Willie Randolph Willie Randolph NYA 13 153 574 155 .270
5 Darrell Porter Darrell Porter KCA 10 157 533 155 .291
6 Alfredo Griffin Alfredo Griffin TOR 10 153 624 179 .287
7 Ron LeFlore Ron LeFlore DET 10 148 600 180 .300
8 Ruppert Jones Ruppert Jones SEA 9 162 622 166 .267
9 Kiko Garcia Kiko Garcia BAL 9 126 417 103 .247
10 John Castino John Castino MIN 8 148 393 112 .285
11 Alan Bannister Alan Bannister CHA 8 136 506 144 .285
12 Mickey Rivers Mickey Rivers NYA +1 8 132 533 156 .293
13 Lou Whitaker Lou Whitaker DET 8 127 423 121 .286
14 Butch Hobson Butch Hobson BOS 7 146 528 138 .261
15 Dan Meyer Dan Meyer SEA 7 144 525 146 .278
16 Al Cowens Al Cowens KCA 7 136 516 152 .295
17 Jim Rice Jim Rice BOS 6 158 619 201 .325
18 Bruce Bochte Bruce Bochte SEA 6 150 554 175 .316
19 Leon Roberts SEA 6 140 450 122 .271
20 Rob Wilfong Rob Wilfong MIN 6 140 419 131 .313
21 Jim Norris Jim Norris CLE 6 124 353 87 .246
22 Willie Horton Willie Horton SEA 5 162 646 180 .279
23 Ron Jackson MIN 5 159 583 158 .271
24 Carney Lansford Carney Lansford CAL 5 157 654 188 .287
25 Rick Burleson Rick Burleson BOS 5 153 627 174 .278
26 Bobby Grich Bobby Grich CAL 5 153 534 157 .294
27 Ken Landreaux Ken Landreaux MIN 5 151 564 172 .305
28 Robin Yount Robin Yount ML4 5 149 577 154 .267
29 Dan Ford Dan Ford CAL 5 142 569 165 .290
30 Duane Kuiper Duane Kuiper CLE 5 140 479 122 .255
31 Claudell Washington Claudell Washington CHA 5 131 471 132 .280
32 Bob Bailor Bob Bailor TOR 5 130 414 95 .229
33 Dave Revering Dave Revering OAK 5 125 472 136 .288
34 Rick Miller Rick Miller CAL 5 120 427 125 .293
35 Bombo Rivera Bombo Rivera MIN 5 112 263 74 .281
36 U. L. Washington U. L. Washington KCA 5 101 268 68 .254
37 Danny Goodwin Danny Goodwin MIN 5 58 159 46 .289
38 Mike Hargrove Mike Hargrove CLE +1 4 152 463 134 .289
39 Jim Sundberg Jim Sundberg TEX 4 150 495 136 .275
40 Alan Trammell Alan Trammell DET 4 142 460 127 .276
41 Ben Oglivie Ben Oglivie ML4 4 139 514 145 .282
42 Roy Howell Roy Howell TOR 4 138 511 126 .247
43 Rick Cerone Rick Cerone TOR 4 136 469 112 .239
44 Al Oliver Al Oliver TEX 4 136 492 159 .323
45 Bob Watson Bob Watson BOS +1 4 133 475 144 .303
46 Pete LaCock Pete LaCock KCA 4 132 408 113 .277
47 Al Woods Al Woods TOR 4 132 436 121 .278
48 Frank White Frank White KCA 4 127 467 124 .266
49 Larry Milbourne Larry Milbourne SEA 4 123 356 99 .278
50 Dwayne Murphy Dwayne Murphy OAK 4 121 388 99 .255
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