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2001 MLB Triples by Team

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

The Colorado Rockies led all of MLB in triples in 2001, with 61, 1 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 30 MLB teams is 30.9.

Led all of MLB in 2001 Colorado Rockies 162 games
61 Triples 1 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team League G 3B
1 Colorado Rockies NL 162 61
2 Detroit Tigers AL 162 60
3 San Francisco Giants NL 162 40
4 Minnesota Twins AL 162 38
4 Seattle Mariners AL 162 38
6 Cleveland Indians AL 162 37
6 Kansas City Royals AL 162 37
8 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 36
9 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 35
10 Chicago Cubs NL 162 32
10 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 32
MLB average 30.9
12 Florida Marlins NL 162 30
12 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 30
14 Boston Red Sox AL 161 29
14 Chicago White Sox AL 162 29
14 Houston Astros NL 162 29
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 29
18 Montreal Expos NL 162 28
19 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 27
20 Anaheim Angels AL 162 26
20 San Diego Padres NL 162 26
22 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 25
23 Atlanta Braves NL 162 24
23 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 24
25 Texas Rangers AL 162 23
26 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 22
26 Oakland Athletics AL 162 22
28 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 21
29 New York Yankees AL 161 20
30 New York Mets NL 162 18

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.