1987 NL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in triples in 1987, with 51, 2 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 12 NL teams is 36.3.
Led the NL in 1987
Philadelphia Phillies
162 games
51
Triples
2 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 51 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 49 |
| 3 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 48 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 45 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 39 |
| NL average | 36.3 | ||
| 6 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 34 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
161 | 33 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 32 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 29 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 28 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 24 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 23 |
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.