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JMCKUSICK

(6,677 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 03:51 PM Tuesday

Can you name the only three players have retired since 2000 who are in the top 100 in career triples without looking?

Last edited Tue May 26, 2026, 08:59 PM - Edit history (1)

The answer is Carl Crawford, Steve Finley and for all you Mets fans, yes, none other than Jose Reyes.

What got me wondering is because Corbin Carrol, in less than 4 full seasons is already #3 on the active most triples list with 51. The active leaders with 55 each are Mike Trout in 16 years and Sterling Marte in 15 years.

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Can you name the only three players have retired since 2000 who are in the top 100 in career triples without looking? (Original Post) JMCKUSICK Tuesday OP
No. WestMichRad Tuesday #1
lol JMCKUSICK Tuesday #6
Paul Molitor? WestMichRad Tuesday #2
no and no JMCKUSICK Tuesday #7
Figures. WestMichRad Tuesday #13
lolol JMCKUSICK Tuesday #14
Great question DarthDem Tuesday #3
Congrats, two out of three JMCKUSICK Tuesday #8
Bonds Fichefinder Tuesday #4
no JMCKUSICK Tuesday #10
Manny, Bonds, Pujols? chelsea0011 Tuesday #5
no JMCKUSICK Tuesday #11
Al Kaline duckworth969 Tuesday #9
Retired after 2000 lol JMCKUSICK Tuesday #12
Cool Question! ProfessorGAC Thursday #15
I've loved baseball since the fall of '76, when I came to the USA JMCKUSICK Thursday #16
Sam Crawford Still Holds The Record ProfessorGAC Thursday #17
Right JMCKUSICK Thursday #18

ProfessorGAC

(77,377 posts)
15. Cool Question!
Thu May 28, 2026, 06:49 PM
Thursday

I'm a Cub fan and triples are rare in Wrigley. Guy would have to be Usain Bolt to get a triple on anything that isn't dead in the RF corner.
Power alleys are too short. (The 12 foot walls are the real barrier, not distance. )
Plus, most of the lefties who were good hitters in my time as a fan were slow! So, I doubt any Cub fan is an expert about triples!

JMCKUSICK

(6,677 posts)
16. I've loved baseball since the fall of '76, when I came to the USA
Thu May 28, 2026, 07:22 PM
Thursday

from Germany.

Baseball is baseball because the stats make it a non-stop conversation starter.

I was stunned to see Corbin Carroll #3 on the active list even though he's barely played 400 games, where Trout and Marte have played 4 X as many games. Just perusing the top 100 list, I think I saw maybe 8 or 9 from the 1975-1999 retired list.

That means only 11 of the top 100 triples leaders have been added in the last 50+ years.

ProfessorGAC

(77,377 posts)
17. Sam Crawford Still Holds The Record
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:22 PM
Thursday

Over 300 triples!
I looked at Baseball Reference. I didn't go through the entire list, but a quick perusal of the top 25 looks like only one guy that played after WW2 is that high. (Stan Musial)
So triples were a much bigger thing in the early days of pro ball.

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