List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples

In baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, a triple

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

is a hit in which the batter advances to third base in one play, with neither the benefit of a fielding error

Error (baseball)

In baseball statistics, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance would have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder.The term ...

nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice

Fielder's choice

In baseball, fielder's choice is a term used to refer to a variety of plays involving an offensive player reaching a base due to the defense's attempt to put out another baserunner, or the defensive team's indifference to his advance...

. Triples were more common in baseball's dead-ball era

Dead-ball era

The dead-ball era is a baseball term used to describe the period between 1900 and the emergence of Babe Ruth as a power hitter in 1919. In 1919, Ruth hit a then league record 29 home runs, a spectacular feat at that time.This era was characterized by low-scoring games and a lack of home runs...

, when teams relied more on stolen base

Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...

s and hit and run

Hit and run (baseball)

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plays than on the home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

. More distant fences in old ballparks, such as Pittsburgh's Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

and Detroit's Tiger Stadium, also produced fewer home runs and more triples on well-hit balls. As a result, most of the players on this list have been retired for decades. Of the 161 Major League Baseball

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players who have hit 100 or more triples, 68 are members of Baseball's Hall of Fame

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.

Hall of Famer Sam Crawford

Sam Crawford

Samuel Earl Crawford , nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957....

of the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

holds the Major League Baseball triples record, with 309. Second to him is his Tigers teammate, Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...

, with 297, the American League record. Honus Wagner

Honus Wagner

-Louisville Colonels:Recognizing his talent, Barrow recommended Wagner to the Louisville Colonels. After some hesitation about his awkward figure, Wagner was signed by the Colonels, where he hit .338 in 61 games....

is third with 252, the National League

National League

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record. Jake Beckley

Jake Beckley

Jacob Peter Beckley , nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Hannibal, Missouri.-Professional career:...

(243), Roger Connor

Roger Connor

Roger Connor was a 19th century Major League Baseball player, born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Known for being the player whom Babe Ruth succeeded as the all-time home run champion, Connor hit 138 home runs during his 18-year career, and his career home run record stood for 23 years after his...

(233), Tris Speaker

Tris Speaker

Tristram E. Speaker , nicknamed "Spoke" and "The Grey Eagle", was an American baseball player. Considered one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of Major League Baseball, he compiled a career batting average of .345 , and still holds the record of 792 career doubles...

(222), Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke

Fred Clifford Clarke was a Major League Baseball player from 1894 to and manager from 1897 to 1915. A Hall of Famer, Clarke played for and managed both the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a left fielder and left-handed batter.Of the nine pennants in Pittsburgh franchise...

(220), and Dan Brouthers

Dan Brouthers

Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from to , with a brief return in...

(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

George Brett (baseball)

George Howard Brett , nicknamed "Mullet", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history, and 15th...

holds the record for post-season triples, with five).

With Kenny Lofton

Kenny Lofton

Kenneth Lofton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder known for his great speed on the base paths as well as in the field, award-winning defensive play , timely hitting, and playful spirit. He batted and threw left-handed...

's retirement after the 2007 season

2007 in baseball

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, 2008

2008 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:* Regular Season Champions* World Series Champions – Philadelphia Phillies** American League Champions – Tampa Bay Rays** National League Champions – Philadelphia Phillies* Postseason – October 1 to October 29...

was the first season since 1885

1885 in baseball

-Champions:*Post-season playoff: Chicago White Stockings played St. Louis Browns. Series ended with both teams going 3-3-1 in a best-of-7 series. Game 1 ended in a tie called after 8 inning due to darkness; Game 2 was awarded to Chicago by forfeit after 6 innings because St. Louis refused to...

in which no active player had more than 100 triples. Carl Crawford

Carl Crawford

Carl Demonte Crawford is an American professional baseball outfielder who plays for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed...

hit his 100th triple in 2010, becoming the only active player on the list at that time. Jimmy Rollins

Jimmy Rollins

James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins , nicknamed "J-Roll", is an All-Star and former MVP shortstop, who most recently played for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball's National League....

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
1	^†	309
2	^†	297
3	^†	252
4	^†	243
5	^†	233
6	^†	222
7	^†	220
8	^†	205
9	^†	194
10	^†	191
11	^†	188
12	^†	187
13	^†	185
14	^†	184
15	^†	182
15		182
15	^†	182
18	^†	178
19	^†	177
19	^†	177
21		174
22	^†	173
23		172
23	^†	172
25	^†	169
26		168
27	^†	166
27		166
29		165
30	^†	164
30	^†	164
30	^†	164
33		163
33	^†	163
33	^†	163
33	^†	163
37		162
38		161
39	^†	160
39	^†	160
39	^†	160
42	^†	159
42		159
44		158
45	^†	157
45		157
47		155
48	^†	154
49	^†	151
49	^†	151
49	^†	151
52		149
52	^†	149
54		148
54	^†	148
56		147
56		147
58	^†	146
59		145
59	^†	145
61	^†	143
62	^†	142
63	^†	141
64	^†	140
65		139
65		139
67		138
67		138
67	^†	138
70	^†	137
71	^†	136
71		136
71		136
74		135
74		135
76		133
77		132
78		131
78	^†	131
78		131
81		130
82		129
82		129
84	^†	128
84	^†	128
86		127
87		126
87	^†	126
89	^†	125
90		124
90		124
90		124
90		124
94		123
94		123
96		121
97		120
98	^†	119
98		119
100	^†	118
100		118
100	^†	118
103		117
103		117
103		117
106	^†	116
106		116
108		115
108	^†	115
110		114
110	^†	114
110		114
110	^†	114
110		114
115		113
115	^†	113
115		113
118	^†	112
118	*	112
118	^†	112
118	^†	112
118		112
123		111
124		110
124		110
126	^†	109
126		109
126		109
126		109
130		108
130		108
130		108
130		108
130		108
130		108
136		107
136	*	107
136		107
139		106
139		106
139		106
142		105
142		105
142		105
145		104
146	^†	103
146		103
148	^†	102
148		102
148		102
148		102
148		102
148	^†	102
148		102
148		102
156		101
156		101
158		100
158		100
158		100
158	*	100

Closest active players

Three active players are within twenty triples of 100:

Player	Triples	First MLB season	Ref
	99
	89
	86

Leaders

Closest active players

See also