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1901 MLB Triples by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits

The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in triples in 1901, with 111, 7 ahead of the Boston Americans. The average across 16 MLB teams is 77.4.

Led all of MLB in 1901 Baltimore Orioles 134 games
111 Triples 7 clear of Boston Americans
# Team League G 3B
1 Baltimore Orioles AL 134 111
2 Boston Americans AL 138 104
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 142 94
4 Brooklyn Superbas NL 137 93
5 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 140 92
6 Chicago White Sox AL 137 89
7 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 87
8 Washington Senators AL 138 83
9 Detroit Tigers AL 135 80
MLB average 77.4
10 Cincinnati Reds NL 142 70
11 Cleveland Blues AL 138 68
12 Milwaukee Brewers AL 139 66
13 Chicago Orphans NL 140 61
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 140 58
15 New York Giants NL 141 46
16 Boston Beaneaters NL 140 36

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.