2012 AL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in triples in 2012, with 39, 2 ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The average across 14 AL teams is 26.4.
Led the AL in 2012
Detroit Tigers
162 games
39
Triples
2 clear of Kansas City Royals
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 39 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | 37 |
| 3 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 32 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | 32 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 30 |
| 5 |
 Tampa Bay Rays
|
162 | 30 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 29 |
| 8 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | 27 |
| AL average | 26.4 | ||
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 24 |
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
162 | 22 |
| 10 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | 22 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 16 |
| 12 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 16 |
| 14 |
 New York Yankees
|
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.