1979 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 1979, with 63, 10 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 12 NL teams is 43.2.
Led the NL in 1979
St. Louis Cardinals
163 games
63
Triples
10 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 63 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 53 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 53 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 52 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | 52 |
| NL average | 43.2 | ||
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 43 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
160 | 42 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | 41 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 36 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 31 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 28 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 24 |
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.