1887 MLB Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in triples in 1887, with 126, 24 ahead of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 87.4.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Detroit Wolverines
127 games
126
Triples
24 clear of Cincinnati Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 126 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 102 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 100 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 98 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 98 |
| 6 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 94 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 93 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 89 |
| MLB average | 87.4 | |||
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 84 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 82 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 78 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 78 |
| 13 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 77 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 70 |
| 15 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 66 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 63 |
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.