1989 NL Triples by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Three-base hits
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in triples in 1989, with 53, 1 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 34.3.
Led the NL in 1989
Pittsburgh Pirates
164 games
53
Triples
1 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
164 | 53 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 52 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
164 | 47 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 45 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 36 |
| NL average | 34.3 | ||
| 6 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | 32 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 30 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 28 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 28 |
| 10 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 22 |
| 11 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 21 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
160 | 17 |
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.