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1982 MLB Triples by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits

The Kansas City Royals led all of MLB in triples in 1982, with 58, 6 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 37.1.

Led all of MLB in 1982 Kansas City Royals 162 games
58 Triples 6 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team League G 3B
1 Kansas City Royals AL 162 58
2 Chicago White Sox AL 162 52
2 San Diego Padres NL 162 52
2 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 52
5 Houston Astros NL 162 48
6 Chicago Cubs NL 162 46
7 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 45
8 Minnesota Twins AL 162 44
9 Milwaukee Brewers AL 163 41
10 Detroit Tigers AL 162 40
10 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 40
12 Montreal Expos NL 162 38
MLB average 37.1
13 New York Yankees AL 162 37
14 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 34
15 Seattle Mariners AL 162 33
16 Cleveland Indians AL 162 32
16 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 32
18 Boston Red Sox AL 162 31
19 San Francisco Giants NL 162 30
20 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 27
20 Oakland Athletics AL 162 27
22 California Angels AL 162 26
22 New York Mets NL 162 26
22 Texas Rangers AL 162 26
25 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 25
26 Atlanta Braves NL 162 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.