1981 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 1981, with 45, 10 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 12 NL teams is 29.5.
Led the NL in 1981
St. Louis Cardinals
103 games
45
Triples
10 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | 45 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
110 | 35 |
| 2 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | 35 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | 35 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | 30 |
| NL average | 29.5 | ||
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | 29 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | 28 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
111 | 26 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | 25 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | 24 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | 22 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | 20 |
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.