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2009 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 2009, with 51, 1 ahead of the Colorado Rockies. The average across 30 MLB teams is 31.6.

Led all of MLB in 2009 Kansas City Royals 162 games
51 Triples 1 clear of Colorado Rockies
# Team League G 3B
1 Kansas City Royals AL 162 51
2 Colorado Rockies NL 162 50
3 New York Mets NL 162 49
4 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 45
5 San Francisco Giants NL 162 43
6 Minnesota Twins AL 163 40
7 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 39
8 Washington Nationals NL 162 38
9 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 37
10 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 36
11 Detroit Tigers AL 163 35
11 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 35
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 34
14 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 33
15 Houston Astros NL 162 32
MLB average 31.6
16 San Diego Padres NL 162 31
17 Chicago Cubs NL 161 29
17 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 29
19 Cleveland Indians AL 162 28
20 Texas Rangers AL 162 27
21 Boston Red Sox AL 162 25
21 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 25
21 Florida Marlins NL 162 25
24 New York Yankees AL 162 21
24 Oakland Athletics AL 162 21
26 Atlanta Braves NL 162 20
26 Chicago White Sox AL 162 20
28 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 19
28 Seattle Mariners AL 162 19
30 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 13

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.