List of Major League Baseball triples records - wikipedia List of Major League Baseball triples records There are various Major League Baseball records for triples. Contents 1 175 career triples 1.1 Closest active players 1.2 Top 10 in career triples, 1920 -- present 1.3 Top 10 career triples by league 2 25 triples in one season 2.1 Evolution of the single season record for triples 2.2 Three or more seasons with 20 triples 2.3 Six or more seasons with 15 triples 2.4 Four or more consecutive seasons with 15 triples 2.5 Twelve or more seasons with 10 triples 2.6 Eight or more consecutive seasons with 10 triples 3 League leader in triples 3.1 League leader in triples 4 or more seasons 3.2 League leader in triples 3 or more consecutive seasons 3.3 League leader in triples in both leagues 4 4 triples by an individual in one game 5 110 triples by a team in one season 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 175 career triples Player Triples Teams & Seasons Sam Crawford 309 1899 -- 1902 Cincinnati ; 1903 -- 17 Detroit Ty Cobb 297 1905 -- 26 Detroit ; 1927 -- 28 Philadelphia ( AL ) Honus Wagner 252 1897 -- 99 Louisville ; 1900 -- 17 Pittsburgh Jake Beckley 243 1888 -- 89, 1891 -- 96 Pittsburgh ; 1890 Pittsburgh ( PL ) ; 1896 -- 97 New York ( NL ) ; 1897 -- 1903 Cincinnati ; 1904 -- 07 St. Louis ( NL ) Roger Connor 233 1880 -- 82 Troy ( NL ) ; 1883 -- 91, 1893 -- 94 New York ( NL ) ; 1892 Philadelphia ( NL ) ; 1894 -- 97 St. Louis ( NL ) Tris Speaker 222 1907 -- 15 Boston ( AL ) ; 1916 -- 26 Cleveland, 1927 Washington ; 1928 Philadelphia ( AL ) Dan Brouthers 205 1879 -- 80 Troy ( NL ) ; 1881 -- 85 Buffalo ( NL ) ; 1886 -- 88 Detroit ( NL ) ; Boston ( NL ) ; 1890 -- 91 Boston ( PL - AA ) ; Brooklyn ; 1894 -- 95 Baltimore ( NL ) ; 1895 Louisville ( NL ) ; 1896 Philadelphia ( NL ) ; 1904 New York ( NL ) Joe Kelley 194 1891, 1908 Boston ( NL ) ; 1892 Pittsburgh ; 1892 -- 98 Baltimore ( NL ) ; 1899 -- 1901 Brooklyn ; 1902 Baltimore ( AL ) ; 1902 -- 06 Cincinnati Paul Waner 191 1926 -- 40 Pittsburgh ; 1941 -- 44 Boston ( NL ) ; 1941 Brooklyn ; 1944 -- 45 New York ( AL ) Bid McPhee 188 1882 -- 89 Cincinnati ( AA ) ; 1890 -- 99 Cincinnati ( NL ) Eddie Collins 187 1906 -- 14, 1927 -- 30 Philadelphia ( AL ), 1915 -- 26 Chicago ( AL ) Ed Delahanty 185 1888 -- 89, 1891 -- 1901 Philadelphia ( NL ) ; 1890 Cleveland ( PL ) ; 1902 -- 03 Washington ( AL ) Sam Rice 184 1915 -- 33 Washington ( AL ) ; 1934 Cleveland Jesse Burkett 182 1890 New York ( NL ) ; 1891 -- 98 Cleveland ( NL ) ; 1899 -- 1901 St. Louis ( NL ) ; 1902 -- 04 St. Louis ( AL ) ; 1905 Boston ( AL ) Ed Konetchy 182 1907 -- 13 St. Louis ( NL ) ; 1914 Pittsburgh ; 15 Pittsburgh ( FL ) ; 1916 -- 18 Boston ( NL ) ; 1919 -- 21 Brooklyn ; 1921 Philadelphia ( NL ) Edd Roush 182 1913 Chicago ( AL ) ; 1914 -- 15 Indianapolis / Newark ( FL ) ; 1916, 1927 -- 29 New York ( NL ) ; 1916 -- 26, 1931 Cincinnati Buck Ewing 178 1880 -- 82 Troy ( NL ) ; 1883 -- 92 New York ( NL ) ; 1893 -- 94 Cleveland ( NL ) ; 1895 -- 97 Cincinnati Rabbit Maranville 177 1912 -- 20, 1929 -- 33, 1935 Boston ( NL ) ; 1921 -- 24 Pittsburgh ; 1925 Chicago ( NL ) ; 1926 Brooklyn ; 1927 -- 28 St. Louis ( NL ) Stan Musial 177 1941 -- 44, 1946 -- 63 St. Louis ( NL ) Closest active Players There are no active players that are considered close to realistically reaching 175 career triples. Active players with 100 or more career triples ( as of September 18, 2016 ) : Carl Crawford -- 123 José Reyes -- 120 Jimmy Rollins -- 115 Top 10 in career triples, 1920 -- present Player Triples Teams & Seasons Paul Waner 191 1926 -- 40 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1941 -- 44 Boston Braves, 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1944 -- 45 New York Yankees Stan Musial 177 1941 -- 44, 1946 -- 63 St. Louis Cardinals Goose Goslin 173 1921 -- 30, 1933, 1938 Washington Senators, 1930 -- 32 St. Louis Browns, 1934 -- 37 Detroit Tigers Roberto Clemente 166 1955 -- 72 Pittsburgh Sam Rice 165 1915 -- 33 Washington Senators, 1934 Cleveland Indians Pie Traynor 164 1920 -- 35, 1937 Pittsburgh Lou Gehrig 163 1923 -- 39 New York ( AL ) Heinie Manush 160 1923 -- 27 Detroit ; 1928 -- 30 St. Louis ( AL ) ; 1930 -- 35 Washington ( AL ) ; 1936 Boston ( AL ) ; 1937 -- 38 Brooklyn ; 1938 -- 39 Pittsburgh Kiki Cuyler 157 1921 -- 27 Pittsburgh ; 1928 -- 35 Chicago ( NL ) ; 1935 -- 37 Cincinnati ; 38 Brooklyn Earle Combs 154 1924 -- 35 New York ( AL ) Top 10 career triples by league American League Player Triples National League Player Triples Ty Cobb 297 Honus Wagner 252 Sam Crawford 249 Roger Connor 233 Tris Speaker 222 Jake Beckley 221 Eddie Collins 187 Fred Clarke 220 Sam Rice 184 Joe Kelley 194 Goose Goslin 177 Paul Waner 191 Joe Jackson 168 Buck Ewing 178 Lou Gehrig 163 Dan Brouthers 177 Joe Judge 158 Rabbit Maranville 177 Earle Combs 154 Stan Musial 177 25 triples in one season Player Triples Team Season Chief Wilson 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 1912 Dave Orr 31 New York Metropolitans ( AA ) 1886 Heinie Reitz 31 Baltimore Orioles ( NL ) 1894 Perry Werden 29 St. Louis Browns ( NL ) 1894 Harry Davis 28 Pittsburgh Pirates 1897 George Davis 27 New York Giants 1893 Sam Thompson 27 Philadelphia Phillies 1894 Sam Crawford 26 Detroit Tigers 1914 Kiki Cuyler 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 1925 Joe Jackson 26 Cleveland Naps 1912 John Reilly 26 Cincinnati Reds 1890 George Treadway 26 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1894 Roger Connor 25 New York Giants / St. Louis Browns ( NL ) 1894 Sam Crawford 25 Detroit Tigers 1903 Larry Doyle 25 New York Giants 1911 Buck Freeman 25 Washington Senators ( NL ) 1899 Tom Long 25 St. Louis Cardinals 1915 Evolution of the single season record for triples Triples Player Team Year Years Record Stood 14 Ross Barnes Chicago White Stockings 1876 6 14 Buttercup Dickerson Cincinnati Reds 1879 14 Harry Stovey Worcester Ruby Legs 1880 18 Roger Connor Troy Trojans 1882 20 Buck Ewing New York Giants 1884 20 Roger Connor New York Giants 1886 23 Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines 1887 26 John Reilly Cincinnati Reds 1890 29 Perry Werden St. Louis Browns ( NL ) 1893 31 Heinie Reitz Baltimore Orioles ( NL ) 1894 18 21 Bill Keister Baltimore Orioles 1901 ( 1 ) 21 Jimmy Williams Baltimore Orioles 1901 ( 1 ) 22 Sam Crawford Cincinnati Reds 1902 ( 1 ) 22 Tommy Leach Pittsburgh Pirates 1902 ( 1 ) 25 Sam Crawford Detroit Tigers 1903 ( 9 ) 36 Chief Wilson Pittsburgh Pirates 1912 Three or more seasons with 20 triples Player Years Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 5 1902 Cincinnati ; 1903, 1912 -- 14 Detroit Ty Cobb 1908, 1911 -- 12, 1917 Detroit Harry Stovey 1883, 1888 Philadelphia Athletics ( AA ) ; 1891 Boston ( NL ) Roger Connor 1886 -- 87 New York ( NL ) ; 1894 St. Louis ( NL ) Dan Brouthers 1887 Detroit ( NL ) ; 1892 Brooklyn ; 1894 Baltimore ( NL ) Sam Thompson 1887 Detroit ( NL ) ; 1894 -- 95 Philadelphia ( NL ) Jimmy Williams 1899 Pittsburgh ; 1901 -- 02 Baltimore Joe Jackson 1912 Cleveland ; 1916, 1920 Chicago ( AL ) Earle Combs 1927 -- 28, 1930 New York ( AL ) Six or more seasons with 15 triples Player Years Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 13 1900 -- 02 Cincinnati ; 1903 -- 04, 1906 -- 08, 1910, 1912 -- 15 Detroit Roger Connor 9 1882 Troy ( NL ) ; 1883, 1885 -- 90 New York ( NL ) ; 1894 St. Louis ( NL ) Dan Brouthers 7 1883 -- 84 Buffalo ( NL ) ; 1886 -- 87 Detroit ( NL ) ; 1891 Boston ( AA ) ; 1892 Brooklyn ; 1894 Baltimore ( NL ) Jake Beckley 7 1890 Pittsburgh ( PL ) ; 1891 -- 95 Pittsburgh ; 1899 Cincinnati Elmer Flick 7 1900 -- 01 Philadelphia ( NL ) ; 1903 -- 07 Cleveland Honus Wagner 7 1900, 1902 -- 03, 1908, 1911 -- 12, 1915 Pittsburgh Ty Cobb 7 1908, 1911 -- 13, 1917, 1921 -- 22 Detroit Paul Waner 7 1926 -- 30, 1933 -- 34 Pittsburgh Joe Kelley 6 1893 -- 96, 1898 Baltimore ( NL ) ; 1900 Brooklyn Ed Delahanty 6 1892 -- 94, 1896 -- 97, 1901 Philadelphia ( NL ) Joe Jackson 6 1911 -- 13 Cleveland ; 1916 -- 17, 1920 Chicago ( AL ) Four or more consecutive seasons with 15 triples Player Years Seasons & Teams Roger Connor 6 1885 -- 90 New York Jake Beckley 6 1890 Pittsburgh ( PL ) ; 1891 -- 95 Pittsburgh Sam Crawford 5 1900 -- 02 Cincinnati ; 1903 -- 04 Detroit Elmer Flick 5 1903 -- 07 Cleveland Goose Goslin 5 1923 -- 27 Washington ( AL ) Paul Waner 5 1926 -- 30 Pittsburgh Bill Kuehne 1884 Columbus ( AA ) ; 1885 -- 87 Pittsburgh Joe Kelley 1893 -- 96, 1898 Baltimore ( NL ) Buck Freeman 1901 -- 04 Boston ( AL ) Sam Crawford 1912 -- 15 Detroit George Sisler 1919 -- 22 St. Louis ( AL ) Earle Combs 1927 -- 30 New York ( AL ) Twelve or more seasons with 10 triples Player Years Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 17 1900 -- 02 Cincinnati ; 1903 -- 16 Detroit Ty Cobb 17 1907 -- 19, 1921 -- 22, 1924 -- 25 Detroit Jake Beckley 14 1889, 1891 -- 95 Pittsburgh ; 1890 Pittsburgh ( PL ) ; 1897 New York ( NL ) -- Cincinnati ; 1898 -- 1901, 1903 Cincinnati ; 1905 St. Louis ( NL ) Fred Clarke 14 1896 -- 98 Louisville ( NL ) ; 1900 -- 09, 1911 Pittsburgh Honus Wagner 13 1899 Louisville ( NL ) ; 1900 -- 05, 1907 -- 09, 1911 -- 12, 1915 Pittsburgh Tris Speaker 13 1909 -- 15 Boston ( AL ) ; 1917 -- 21, 1923 Cleveland Eddie Collins 12 1909 -- 14 Philadelphia ( AL ) ; 1915 -- 17, 1920 -- 22 Chicago ( AL ) Eight or more consecutive seasons with 10 triples Player Years Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 17 1900 -- 02 Cincinnati ; 1903 -- 16 Detroit Ty Cobb 13 1907 -- 19 Detroit Mike Tiernan 10 1889 -- 98 New York ( NL ) Elmer Flick 10 1898 -- 1901 Philadelphia ( NL ) ; 02 Philadelphia ( AL ) -- Cleveland ; 1903 -- 07 Cleveland Fred Clarke 10 1900 -- 09 Pittsburgh Bobby Veach 10 1913 -- 22 Detroit Sam Rice 10 1921 -- 30 Washington ( AL ) Paul Waner 10 1926 -- 35 Pittsburgh Eddie Collins 9 1909 -- 14 Philadelphia ( AL ) ; 1915 -- 17 Chicago ( AL ) Earle Combs 9 1925 -- 33 New York ( AL ) Roger Connor 8 1885 -- 91 New York ( NL ) ; 1892 Philadelphia ( NL ) Ed McKean 8 1890 -- 97 Cleveland ( NL ) Heinie Manush 8 1927 Detroit ; 1928 -- 29 St. Louis ( AL ) ; 1930 St. Louis ( AL ) - Washington ( AL ) ; 1931 -- 34 Washington ( AL ) League leader in triples League leader in triples 4 or more seasons Player Titles Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 6 1902 Cincinnati ; 1903, 1910, 1913 -- 15 Detroit Stan Musial 5 1943, 1946, 1948 -- 49, 1951 St. Louis - NL Willie Wilson 5 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 -- 88 Kansas City Lance Johnson 5 1991 -- 94 Chicago ( AL ) ; 1996 New York ( NL ) Harry Stovey 1880 Worcester Brown Stockings, 1884, 1888 Philadelphia Athletics ( AA ), 1891 Boston Beaneaters Ty Cobb 1908, 1911, 1917 -- 18 Detroit Brett Butler 1983 Atlanta ; 1986 Cleveland ; 1994 Los Angeles ( NL ) ; 1995 Los Angeles ( NL ) - New York ( NL ) Jimmy Rollins 2001 -- 02, 2004, 2007 Philadelphia - NL League leader in triples 3 or more consecutive seasons Player Titles Seasons & Teams Lance Johnson 1991 -- 94 Chicago ( AL ) Elmer Flick 1905 -- 07 Cleveland Sam Crawford 1913 -- 15 Detroit Garry Templeton 1977 -- 79 St. Louis ( NL ) Carl Crawford 2004 -- 06 Tampa Bay League leader in triples in both leagues Player Titles Seasons & Teams Sam Crawford 6 1902 Cincinnati ; 1903, 1910, 1913 -- 15 Detroit Brett Butler 1983 Atlanta ; 1986 Cleveland ; 1994 Los Angeles ( NL ) ; 1995 Los Angeles ( NL ) - New York ( NL ) Lance Johnson 5 1991 -- 94 Chicago ( AL ) ; 1996 New York ( NL ) 4 triples by an individual in one game Triples Player Team Date Opponent George Strief Philadelphia Athletics ( AA ) June 25, 1885 Brooklyn Grays Bill Joyce New York Giants May 18, 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates 110 triples by a team in one season Triples Team Season 131 Philadelphia Phillies 1894 130 Brooklyn Grooms 1894 129 Pittsburgh Pirates 1912 127 Pittsburgh Pirates 1893 124 Pittsburgh Pirates 1894 122 Pittsburgh Pirates 1924 121 Pittsburgh Pirates 1899 120 Cincinnati Reds 1890 120 Cincinnati Reds 1926 119 Pittsburgh Pirates 1930 116 Pittsburgh Pirates 1929 113 St. Louis Cardinals 1894 113 Boston Pilgrims 1903 111 Pittsburgh Pirates 1923 111 Cincinnati Reds 1924 110 Pittsburgh Pirates 1903 110 Pittsburgh Pirates 1922 110 New York Yankees 1930 See also Baseball portal 20 -- 20 -- 20 club List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders Notes Total includes one season in the Players ' League. Major League Baseball recognizes this year of service, but this is not universally recognized by all historians. He hit 22 triples that season, giving him a National League career total of 221. Total includes 28 triples in his two years in the Players ' League and American Association, giving 177 triples in his National League career. Total includes 76 triples in his 8 seasons with Cincinnati while they were in the American Association, giving 112 triples in his National League career. Total includes 13 triples in his one year in the Players ' League, giving 172 triples in his National League career. Total includes 18 triples in his one year in the Federal League, giving 164 triples in his National League career. Total includes 15 triples in his one year in the Federal League, giving 167 triples in his Major League career. The 1901 -- 1903 records for a single season are included because some historians do not recognize any record set prior to the `` modern era '' which began in 1901. References Jump up ^ Career triples leaders @ mlb.com Jump up ^ `` MLB.com Statistics : Active triples leaders ''. MLB.com. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013. 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Question: who holds the record for most triples in a season
Answer: Chief Wilson