List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples

In baseball, a triple is a hit in which the batter advances to third base in one play, with neither the benefit of a fielding error nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.^[1] Triples were more common in baseball's dead-ball era, when teams relied more on stolen bases and hit and run plays than on the home run.^[2] More distant fences in old ballparks, such as Pittsburgh's Forbes Field and Detroit's Tiger Stadium, also produced fewer home runs and more triples on well-hit balls.^[3] As a result, most of the players on this list have been retired for decades. Of the 161 Major League Baseball players who have hit 100 or more triples, 68 are members of Baseball's Hall of Fame.^[4]

Hall of Famer Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers holds the Major League Baseball triples record, with 309.^[5][6] Second to him is his Tigers teammate,^[7] Ty Cobb, with 297, the American League record.^[8] Honus Wagner is third with 252, the National League record.^[9] Jake Beckley (243), Roger Connor (233), Tris Speaker (222), Fred Clarke (220), and Dan Brouthers (205) are the only other players to have hit at least 200 triples. Only triples hit during the regular season are included in the totals (George Brett and Rafael Furcal are tied for the record in post-season triples, with five).^[10]

With Kenny Lofton's retirement after the 2007 season, 2008 was the first season since 1885 in which no active player had more than 100 triples.^[11] Carl Crawford hit his 100th triple in 2010, becoming the only active player on the list at that time. Jimmy Rollins became the latest player to reach the 100 triple plateau, doing so on September 19, 2011.

Leaders

• Includes games through the 2011 season.

Rank	Player	Triples	First MLB season[12]	Last MLB season[12]	Ref
1	Crawford, SamSam Crawford†	309	1899	1917	[13]
2	Cobb, TyTy Cobb†	297	1905	1928	[14]
3	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner†	252	1897	1917	[15]
4	Beckley, JakeJake Beckley†	243	1888	1907	[16]
5	Connor, RogerRoger Connor†	233	1880	1897	[17]
6	Speaker, TrisTris Speaker†	222	1907	1928	[18]
7	Clarke, FredFred Clarke†	220	1894	1915	[19]
8	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers†	205	1879	1904	[20]
9	Kelley, JoeJoe Kelley†	194	1891	1908	[21]
10	Waner, PaulPaul Waner†	191	1926	1945	[22]
11	McPhee, BidBid McPhee†	188	1882	1899	[23]
12	Collins, EddieEddie Collins†	187	1906	1930	[24]
13	Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty†	185	1888	1903	[25]
14	Rice, SamSam Rice†	184	1890	1915	[26]
15	Burkett, JesseJesse Burkett†	182	1890	1905	[27]
15	Konetchy, EdEd Konetchy	182	1907	1921	[28]
15	Roush, EddEdd Roush†	182	1913	1931	[29]
18	Ewing, BuckBuck Ewing†	178	1880	1897	[30]
19	Maranville, RabbitRabbit Maranville†	177	1912	1935	[31]
19	Musial, StanStan Musial†	177	1941	1963	[32]
21	Stovey, HarryHarry Stovey	174	1880	1893	[33]
22	Goslin, GooseGoose Goslin†	173	1921	1938	[34]
23	Leach, TommyTommy Leach	172	1898	1918	[35]
23	Wheat, ZackZack Wheat†	172	1909	1927	[36]
25	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby†	169	1915	1937	[37]
26	Jackson, JoeJoe Jackson	168	1908	1920	[38]
27	Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente†	166	1955	1972	[39]
27	Magee, SherrySherry Magee	166	1904	1919	[40]
29	Daubert, JakeJake Daubert	165	1910	1924	[41]
30	Flick, ElmerElmer Flick†	164	1898	1910	[42]
30	Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler†	164	1915	1930	[43]
30	Traynor, PiePie Traynor†	164	1920	1937	[44]
33	Dahlen, BillBill Dahlen	163	1891	1911	[45]
33	Davis, GeorgeGeorge Davis†	163	1890	1909	[46]
33	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	163	1923	1939	[47]
33	Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie†	163	1896	1916	[48]
37	Tiernan, MikeMike Tiernan	162	1887	1899	[49]
38	Van Haltren, GeorgeGeorge Van Haltren	161	1897	1903	[50]
39	Hooper, HarryHarry Hooper†	160	1909	1925	[51]
39	Manush, HeinieHeinie Manush†	160	1923	1939	[52]
39	Thompson, SamSam Thompson†	160	1885	1906	[53]
42	Carey, MaxMax Carey†	159	1910	1929	[54]
42	Judge, JoeJoe Judge	159	1915	1934	[55]
44	McKean, EdEd McKean	158	1887	1899	[56]
45	Cuyler, KikiKiki Cuyler†	157	1921	1938	[57]
45	Ryan, JimmyJimmy Ryan	157	1885	1903	[58]
47	Corcoran, TommyTommy Corcoran	155	1890	1907	[59]
48	Combs, EarleEarle Combs†	154	1924	1935	[60]
49	Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley†	151	1922	1937	[61]
49	Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann†	151	1914	1932	[62]
49	O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke†	151	1872	1904	[63]
52	Selbach, KipKip Selbach	149	1894	1906	[64]
52	Simmons, AlAl Simmons†	149	1924	1944	[65]
54	Pipp, WallyWally Pipp	148	1913	1928	[66]
54	Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter†	148	1938	1959	[67]
56	Veach, BobbyBobby Veach	147	1912	1925	[68]
56	Wilson, WillieWillie Wilson	147	1976	1994	[69]
58	Gehringer, CharlieCharlie Gehringer†	146	1924	1942	[70]
59	Davis, HarryHarry Davis	145	1895	1917	[71]
59	Keeler, WillieWillie Keeler†	145	1892	1910	[72]
61	Wallace, BobbyBobby Wallace†	143	1894	1918	[73]
62	Anson, CapCap Anson†	142	1871	1897	[74]
63	Brock, LouLou Brock†	141	1961	1979	[75]
64	Mays, WillieWillie Mays†	140	1951	1973	[76]
65	Reilly, JohnJohn Reilly	139	1880	1891	[77]
65	Williams, JimmyJimmy Williams	139	1899	1909	[78]
67	Brown, TomTom Brown	138	1882	1898	[79]
67	Davis, WillieWillie Davis	138	1960	1979	[80]
67	Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch†	138	1919	1937	[81]
70	Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett†	137	1973	1993	[82]
71	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	136	1914	1935	[83]
71	Sheckard, JimmyJimmy Sheckard	136	1897	1913	[84]
71	Smith, ElmerElmer Smith	136	1886	1901	[85]
74	Cross, LaveLave Cross	135	1887	1907	[86]
74	Rose, PetePete Rose	135	1963	1986	[87]
76	Collins, ShanoShano Collins	133	1910	1925	[88]
77	Wood, GeorgeGeorge Wood	132	1880	1892	[89]
78	Butler, BrettBrett Butler	131	1981	1997	[90]
78	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†	131	1936	1951	[91]
78	Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman	131	1891	1907	[92]
81	Myer, BuddyBuddy Myer	130	1925	1941	[93]
82	Burns, OysterOyster Burns	129	1884	1895	[94]
82	Gardner, LarryLarry Gardner	129	1908	1924	[95]
84	Averill, EarlEarl Averill†	128	1929	1941	[96]
84	Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan†	128	1932	1948	[97]
86	Pinson, VadaVada Pinson	127	1958	1975	[98]
87	Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson	126	1879	1892	[99]
87	Yount, RobinRobin Yount†	126	1974	1993	[100]
89	Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†	125	1925	1945	[101]
90	Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson	124	1894	1908	[102]
90	Chase, HalHal Chase	124	1905	1919	[103]
90	Finley, SteveSteve Finley	124	1989	2007	[104]
90	Schulte, FrankFrank Schulte	124	1904	1918	[105]
94	Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle	123	1907	1920	[106]
94	Farrell, DukeDuke Farrell	123	1888	1905	[107]
96	Hoy, DummyDummy Hoy	121	1888	1902	[108]
97	Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon	120	1939	1960	[109]
98	Duffy, HughHugh Duffy†	119	1888	1906	[110]
98	Pfeffer, FredFred Pfeffer	119	1882	1897	[111]
100	Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin†	118	1926	1945	[112]
100	Stahl, ChickChick Stahl	118	1897	1906	[113]
100	Waner, LloydLloyd Waner†	118	1927	1945	[114]
103	Johnson, LanceLance Johnson	117	1987	2000	[115]
103	Pratt, DelDel Pratt	117	1912	1924	[116]
103	Walker, CurtCurt Walker	117	1919	1930	[117]
106	Collins, JimmyJimmy Collins†	116	1895	1908	[118]
106	Lofton, KennyKenny Lofton	116	1991	2007	[119]
108	Kuehne, BillBill Kuehne	115	1883	1892	[120]
108	Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri†	115	1926	1939	[121]
110	Larkin, HenryHenry Larkin	114	1884	1893	[122]
110	Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor†	114	1978	1998	[123]
110	Suhr, GusGus Suhr	114	1930	1940	[124]
110	Tinker, JoeJoe Tinker†	114	1902	1916	[125]
110	Wilson, JohnJohn Wilson	114	1908	1916	[126]
115	Fournier, JackJack Fournier	113	1912	1927	[127]
115	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick†	113	1932	1948	[128]
115	Raines, TimTim Raines	113	1979	2002	[129]
118	Carew, RodRod Carew†	112	1967	1985	[130]
118	Crawford, CarlCarl Crawford*	112	2002		[131]
118	Fox, NellieNellie Fox†	112	1947	1965	[132]
118	Terry, BillBill Terry†	112	1923	1936	[133]
118	Wise, SamSam Wise	112	1881	1893	[134]
123	Kuhel, JoeJoe Kuhel	111	1930	1947	[135]
124	Herman, BabeBabe Herman	110	1926	1945	[136]
124	Moses, WallyWally Moses	110	1935	1951	[137]
126	Ashburn, RichieRichie Ashburn†	109	1948	1962	[138]
126	Blue, LuLu Blue	109	1921	1933	[139]
126	Cramer, DocDoc Cramer	109	1929	1948	[140]
126	Wolf, JimmyJimmy Wolf	109	1882	1892	[141]
130	Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	108	1911	1925	[142]
130	Griffin, MikeMike Griffin	108	1887	1898	[143]
130	Grimm, CharlieCharlie Grimm	108	1916	1936	[144]
130	Mertes, SamSam Mertes	108	1896	1906	[145]
130	Miller, DotsDots Miller	108	1909	1921	[146]
130	Orr, DaveDave Orr	108	1883	1890	[147]
136	Chapman, BenBen Chapman	107	1930	1946	[148]
136	Damon, JohnnyJohnny Damon*	107	1995		[149]
136	Reynolds, CarlCarl Reynolds	107	1927	1939	[150]
139	Joyce, BillBill Joyce	106	1890	1898	[151]
139	Mann, LesLes Mann	106	1913	1928	[152]
139	Templeton, GarryGarry Templeton	106	1976	1991	[153]
142	Milan, ClydeClyde Milan	105	1907	1922	[154]
142	Stone, JohnJohn Stone	105	1928	1938	[155]
142	Zimmerman, HeinieHeinie Zimmerman	105	1907	1919	[156]
145	Mitchell, MikeMike Mitchell	104	1907	1914	[157]
146	Baker, Home RunHome Run Baker†	103	1908	1922	[158]
146	Daly, TomTom Daly	103	1887	1903	[159]
148	Appling, LukeLuke Appling†	102	1930	1950	[160]
148	Bruton, BillBill Bruton	102	1953	1964	[161]
148	Cooley, DuffDuff Cooley	102	1893	1905	[162]
148	Heath, JeffJeff Heath	102	1936	1949	[163]
148	Jones, CharleyCharley Jones	102	1875	1888	[164]
148	Kelly, KingKing Kelly†	102	1878	1893	[165]
148	Murphy, DannyDanny Murphy	102	1876	1900	[166]
148	Samuel, JuanJuan Samuel	102	1983	1998	[167]
156	McInnis, StuffyStuffy McInnis	101	1909	1927	[168]
156	West, SamSam West	101	1927	1942	[169]
158	Childs, CupidCupid Childs	100	1888	1901	[170]
158	McGann, DanDan McGann	100	1886	1908	[171]
158	Myers, HyHy Myers	100	1909	1925	[172]
158	Rollins, JimmyJimmy Rollins*	100	2000		[173]

Closest active players

Three active players are within twenty triples of 100:

Player	Triples	First MLB season[12]	Ref
Reyes, JoséJosé Reyes	99	2003	[174]
Pierre, JuanJuan Pierre	86	2000	[175]

See also

• Yutaka Fukumoto – the player with the most career triples in Nippon Professional Baseball

References

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