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Originally Posted by clydepepper
John Owen 'Chief' Wilson had 36 triples in 1912. Two players had 31 in the 1890's and no one else has had more than 26 since.
You better believe THAT record will never, ever be broken. I can see someone at least getting close to the doubles record, but they will never be in the same area code as this one.
Wilson played right field for nine years, first six with the Pirates - led the league with 107 RBIs in 1911 on a team with Hons Wagner. Wilson hit exactly .300 in both 1911 & 1912 ; was part of the 1909 World Champions as a second-year player. Hit .269 for his career.
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That's another one I noticed in the records I was looking at! Amazing that someone got 36 triples in a season! I guess the large numbers were a result of larger parks? It seems that triples were a lot more common back then than they are now.