1980 MLB Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Houston Astros led all of MLB in triples in 1980, with 67, 6 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 26 MLB teams is 41.4.
Led all of MLB in 1980
Houston Astros
163 games
67
Triples
6 clear of Montreal Expos
| # | Team | League | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
NL | 163 | 67 |
| 2 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | 61 |
| 3 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 59 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 54 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | 53 |
| 5 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 53 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 49 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | 46 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | 45 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 161 | 44 |
| 11 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 163 | 43 |
| MLB average | 41.4 | |||
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 41 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 160 | 40 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 38 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 38 |
| 16 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 36 |
| 16 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 36 |
| 18 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 35 |
| 18 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 35 |
| 18 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 163 | 35 |
| 21 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 34 |
| 22 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 160 | 32 |
| 23 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 29 |
| 24 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 163 | 27 |
| 25 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 163 | 24 |
| 26 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 22 |
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.