What's happened to triples? A total of 162 MLB players have hit at least 100 triples in their careers. Of all the top triples hitters with at least one season played in 1960 or later, which is roughly the half way point in the modern era, there are only 27, or 16.7%, with 100 triples! The top 18 all-time triples hitters all played before 1960! Post-1960 hitters with at least 100 triples, listed lowest to highest: No. triples / Player / Years Played / Avg per Year 102 / Juan Samuel / 1983-1998 (16) / 6.38 102 / Bill Bruton / 1953-1964 (12) / 8.50 106 / Garry Templeton / 1976-1991 (16) / 6.63 109 / Johnny Damon / 1995-2012 (18) / 6.06 109 / Richie Ashburn / 1948-1962 (15) / 7.27 112 / Nellie Fox / 1947-1965 (19) / 5.89 112 / Rod Carew / 1967-1985 (19) / 5.89 113 / Tim Raines / 1979-2002 (24) / 4.71 114 / Paul Molitor / 1978-1998 (21) / 5.43 115 / Jimmy Rollins / 2000-2016 (17) / 6.76 116 / Kenny Lofton / 1991-2007 (17) / 6.82 117 / Lance Johnson / 1987-2000 (14) / 8.36 120 / Mickey Vernon / 1939-1960 (22) / 5.45 123 / Carl Crawford / 2002-2016 (15) / 8.20 124 / Steve Finley / 1989-2007 (19) / 6.53 126 / Robin Yount / 1974-1993 (20) / 6.30 127 / Vada Pinson / 1958-1975 (18) / 7.06 131 / Jose Reyes / 2003-2018 (16 years) / 8.19 131 / Brett Butler / 1981-1997 (17) / 7.71 135 / Pete Rose / 1963-1986 (24) / 5.63 137 / George Brett / 1973-1993 (21) / 6.52 138 / Willie Davis / 1960-1979 (20) / 6.90 140 / Willie Mays / 1951-1973 (23) / 6.09 141 / Lou Brock / 1961-1979 (19) / 7.42 147 / Willie Wilson / 1976-1994 (19) / 7.74 166 / Roberto Clemente / 1955-1972 (18) / 9.22 177 / Stan Musial / 1941-1963 (only 22 due to WWII) / 8.05 Notes: -- Aside from rare inside-the-park home runs, triples are the most exciting hits in baseball from a base running standpoint. Few plays involve so many players moving on the field so quickly. Usually, line drives are struck over or between outfielders, who must dash back for the ball while the runner rounds the bases. Nearly all defenders are involved, including infielders taking cutoff throws from the outfielders and infielders attempting to tag out the runner at third base. Base runners ahead of the batter may initiate throws to home plate. -- Some ballparks have deeper outfield alleys that are more conducive to triples, and hitters play half their games at home. -- Some otherwise good triples hitters may bat behind slower runners who hold them up on the bases. -- Some players with chronic knee and ankle issues (Mickey Mantle) may have been held up at second base routinely, as a precaution. -- Some outfielders with great throwing arms (Roberto Clemente, Dwight Evans) may have caused would be triples hitters to hold up at second base, thus skewing results somewhat. -- The best of the post-1960 era, Stan Musial, is tied for 19th place with Rabbit Maranville. -- Roberto Clemente tied for 27th place all-time, but clearly was king of the post-1960 era, averaging 9.22 triples a year! He also faced a slew of HOF pitchers on a regular basis, including Spahn, Niekro, Drysdale, Koufax, Gibson, Carlton, Bunning, Marichal, Perry, Jenkins, Seaver and Ryan, most of whom were strikeout pitchers. -- Mickey Vernon played only one of his 22 years in this era (1960 only). -- Per year averages for players with really long careers may include some tail end years where the player wasn't nearly as fast a runner. -- Some were fast but not particularly great hitters (Willie Davis .279 BA, Steve Finley .271 BA) -- Some were fast and great hitters (Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente) -- Fast runners and great hitters NOT on this post-1960 list include Ted Williams (71 in 19 years, the last in 1960), Mickey Mantle (72 in 18 years), Hank Aaron (98 in 23 years), Frank Robinson (72 in 21 years), Ichiro Suzuki (96 in 18 years through 2018), Wade Boggs (61 in 18 years), Tony Gwynn (85 in 20 years), Tony Oliva (48 in 15 years), Rickey Henderson (66 in 25 years) , Maury Wills (71 in 14 years), Cesar Cedeno (60 in 17 years), and Curtis Granderson (94 in 15 years, a 6.27 average).
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO AGREES. I'm Posting this right after the giants won the wild card so I'm pretty hipped right now. He was a beast with triples tied for second in all of baseball for them.
Triple is much more exiting than home run
I can see Bartolo getting a triple one day
Triple with cheese and bacon maybe 🤣
I love big sexy.
Who else gets sad when your favorite team is playing defense and someone hits a triple or inside park homer
Me
My Atlanta Braves don't have that problem so I would never know....😂😂😂😂😂
You should do a video on in the park home runs.
You should do almost comebacks. Where a team is down and they comeback and make it close but dont win.
Oakland a’s 20th win
Phillies every game of 2020 (with neris)
Oh baby a triple!!!!!
Always remembering Paul molitor and Deon Sanders
Are triples as rare as inside the park home runs?
where tf is ichiros 3000 hit triple?!?! cmon man! >:(
ItsNick i
Thanks for the first time I was a few weeks ago and I am a little bit of a new one of
ItsNick yeah
ItsNick
I love seeing triples!!! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Ooooo baby a triple
Missing Russell Martin bases clearing triple against the Red Sox
I love seeing big Papi run
Ortiz actually had some speed on that one. I mean, for a guy his size. Sandoval was way slower than that.
The big popi getting all kinds of triples
all kinds
Kershaws and Papi's are the best
the center field of fenway park nice number
Damn look at Ortiz with 3 triples
On the scoreboard for Stanton's triple it ruled a homer
What's happened to triples?
A total of 162 MLB players have hit at least 100 triples in their careers. Of all the top triples hitters with at least one season played in 1960 or later, which is roughly the half way point in the modern era, there are only 27, or 16.7%, with 100 triples! The top 18 all-time triples hitters all played before 1960!
Post-1960 hitters with at least 100 triples, listed lowest to highest:
No. triples / Player / Years Played / Avg per Year
102 / Juan Samuel / 1983-1998 (16) / 6.38
102 / Bill Bruton / 1953-1964 (12) / 8.50
106 / Garry Templeton / 1976-1991 (16) / 6.63
109 / Johnny Damon / 1995-2012 (18) / 6.06
109 / Richie Ashburn / 1948-1962 (15) / 7.27
112 / Nellie Fox / 1947-1965 (19) / 5.89
112 / Rod Carew / 1967-1985 (19) / 5.89
113 / Tim Raines / 1979-2002 (24) / 4.71
114 / Paul Molitor / 1978-1998 (21) / 5.43
115 / Jimmy Rollins / 2000-2016 (17) / 6.76
116 / Kenny Lofton / 1991-2007 (17) / 6.82
117 / Lance Johnson / 1987-2000 (14) / 8.36
120 / Mickey Vernon / 1939-1960 (22) / 5.45
123 / Carl Crawford / 2002-2016 (15) / 8.20
124 / Steve Finley / 1989-2007 (19) / 6.53
126 / Robin Yount / 1974-1993 (20) / 6.30
127 / Vada Pinson / 1958-1975 (18) / 7.06
131 / Jose Reyes / 2003-2018 (16 years) / 8.19
131 / Brett Butler / 1981-1997 (17) / 7.71
135 / Pete Rose / 1963-1986 (24) / 5.63
137 / George Brett / 1973-1993 (21) / 6.52
138 / Willie Davis / 1960-1979 (20) / 6.90
140 / Willie Mays / 1951-1973 (23) / 6.09
141 / Lou Brock / 1961-1979 (19) / 7.42
147 / Willie Wilson / 1976-1994 (19) / 7.74
166 / Roberto Clemente / 1955-1972 (18) / 9.22
177 / Stan Musial / 1941-1963 (only 22 due to WWII) / 8.05
Notes:
-- Aside from rare inside-the-park home runs, triples are the most exciting hits in baseball from a base running standpoint. Few plays involve so many players moving on the field so quickly. Usually, line drives are struck over or between outfielders, who must dash back for the ball while the runner rounds the bases. Nearly all defenders are involved, including infielders taking cutoff throws from the outfielders and infielders attempting to tag out the runner at third base. Base runners ahead of the batter may initiate throws to home plate.
-- Some ballparks have deeper outfield alleys that are more conducive to triples, and hitters play half their games at home.
-- Some otherwise good triples hitters may bat behind slower runners who hold them up on the bases.
-- Some players with chronic knee and ankle issues (Mickey Mantle) may have been held up at second base routinely, as a precaution.
-- Some outfielders with great throwing arms (Roberto Clemente, Dwight Evans) may have caused would be triples hitters to hold up at second base, thus skewing results somewhat.
-- The best of the post-1960 era, Stan Musial, is tied for 19th place with Rabbit Maranville.
-- Roberto Clemente tied for 27th place all-time, but clearly was king of the post-1960 era, averaging 9.22 triples a year! He also faced a slew of HOF pitchers on a regular basis, including Spahn, Niekro, Drysdale, Koufax, Gibson, Carlton, Bunning, Marichal, Perry, Jenkins, Seaver and Ryan, most of whom were strikeout pitchers.
-- Mickey Vernon played only one of his 22 years in this era (1960 only).
-- Per year averages for players with really long careers may include some tail end years where the player wasn't nearly as fast a runner.
-- Some were fast but not particularly great hitters (Willie Davis .279 BA, Steve Finley .271 BA)
-- Some were fast and great hitters (Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente)
-- Fast runners and great hitters NOT on this post-1960 list include Ted Williams (71 in 19 years, the last in 1960), Mickey Mantle (72 in 18 years), Hank Aaron (98 in 23 years), Frank Robinson (72 in 21 years), Ichiro Suzuki (96 in 18 years through 2018), Wade Boggs (61 in 18 years), Tony Gwynn (85 in 20 years), Tony Oliva (48 in 15 years), Rickey Henderson (66 in 25 years) , Maury Wills (71 in 14 years), Cesar Cedeno (60 in 17 years), and Curtis Granderson (94 in 15 years, a 6.27 average).
love this vid
Great channel
ortiz triple xD
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3:28 lol
Yea well Naquin hit a walk off inside the parker soo...
I'm scared at how much subs this guy has......
oh come on guys i counted 3 triples by papi like one of the slowest guys in baseball
Naw, he's fast. That's football defensive end and linebacker type speed.
Where's hanley Ramires's triple when it bounced over Jose bats head
1:54 “you suck, you suck, you suck”
VIN SCULLYS FINAL BROADCAST
Do base clearing triples
Do first pitch home runs
Where is yoenis cespedes triples and where are coco crisp triples at?
Smh. At 5:05 the commentators yelled, "Miss it!"
none from the guy who led baseball with 14 triples?
Did anyone notice the 420 on some of the triples!
#Weed #Savage
Wow Big Papi got a triple
He's had a lot actually. I mean, for a guy his size..
Greysen Gagné That's crazy
Ichiro
classic
Chubby chuggers
YADI
#JF16
Freese 2011?
1:55 "U Stink
No Brandon Crawford
masallenoroc yea I know Right
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO AGREES. I'm Posting this right after the giants won the wild card so I'm pretty hipped right now. He was a beast with triples tied for second in all of baseball for them.
masallenoroc same here I was jumping up and down screaming at least I can find more Giants s fans because it's always nice
I was watching it with my brother who is a mets fan so it was awkward
they are running out of ideas, a triple happens at least once a game.
your really running out of ideas
SPORTING VIDS WHY ARE U MAKING THE DODGERS EMBARESED THATS TWO IS A ROW GRRRRRRR......
Really Chris owings and Jake lamb both have more then 10 triples this year and you don't include just ONE pathetic
He doesn't like the DBacks