1981 AL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Minnesota Twins led the AL in triples in 1981, with 36, 7 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 14 AL teams is 21.8.
Led the AL in 1981
Minnesota Twins
110 games
36
Triples
7 clear of
Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Minnesota Twins
|
110 | 36 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
109 | 29 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
103 | 29 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
106 | 27 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
109 | 26 |
| 6 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
106 | 23 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
107 | 22 |
| AL average | 21.8 | ||
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
103 | 21 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
109 | 20 |
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
108 | 17 |
| 11 |
 California Angels
|
110 | 16 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
105 | 15 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
110 | 13 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
105 | 11 |
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.