More Triples than Doubles for minimum 20 Triples. Owen Wilson, King of Triples.

Owen Wilson

Name Note: Name presented as Chief Wilson in some sources

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: August 21, 1883 in Austin, TX us

Died: February 22, 1954 (Aged 70-185d) in Bertram, TX

Note: In https://stathead.com/ I could not find a way to simply do: for Triples > Doubles. Instead, by trial and error, I had to do the cockamamie (ridiculous, incredible) ratio thing you see below, which I still do not understand but it mostly works. We're stuck with greater than and equal to, not simply greater than. So the list below contains ties, Triples = Doubles, for Doyle and Mike Mitchell, both NL 1911.

Mike Mitchell does not seem to be related to Dale Mitchell who has the only season on the list after 1922: 1949. Dale Mitchell is mostly known for being called out on strikes for the final out in the 1956 World Series game 5: the perfect game pitched by Don Larsen against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Dale Mitchell never played again after that World Series.

For single seasons, from 1903 to 2023, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Triples >= 20 and Doubles <= 1.0 × Triples, sorted by Triples descending.

https://stathead.com/tiny/7rPKz

Player	3B	2B	Season	Age	Team ▼	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
Owen Wilson	36	19	1912	28	PIT	NL	152	643	583	80	175	109	19	36	11	94	16		35	67	.300	.342	.513	.855	132	299
Larry Doyle	25	25	1911	24	NYG	NL	143	623	526	102	163	100	25	25	13	77	38		71	39	.310	.397	.527	.924	154	277
Tom Long	25	21	1915	25	STL	NL	140	556	507	61	149	101	21	25	2	61	19	15	31	50	.294	.339	.446	.785	136	226
Jake Daubert	22	15	1922	38	CIN	NL	156	700	610	114	205	156	15	22	12	66	14	17	56	21	.336	.395	.492	.886	129	300
Mike Mitchell	22	22	1911	31	CIN	NL	142	594	529	74	154	108	22	22	2	84	35		44	34	.291	.348	.427	.775	119	226
Vic Saier	21	15	1913	22	CHC	NL	149	601	519	94	150	100	15	21	14	92	26	20	62	62	.289	.370	.480	.850	142	249
Sam Crawford	26	22	1914	34	DET	AL	157	674	582	74	183	127	22	26	8	104	25	16	69	31	.314	.388	.483	.871	158	281
Sam Crawford	25	23	1903	23	DET	AL	137	602	550	88	184	132	23	25	4	89	18		25	46	.335	.366	.489	.855	160	269
Dale Mitchell	23	16	1949	27	CLE	AL	149	685	640	81	203	161	16	23	3	56	10	3	43	11	.317	.360	.428	.788	110	274

Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead.
Generated 5/22/2024.

Most Triples NL 1912:

Triples

1.	Wilson • PIT	36
2.	Murray • NYG	20
	Wagner • PIT	20
4.	Daubert • BRO	16
5.	Saier • CHC	14
	Zimmerman • CHC	14
7.	Sweeney • BSN	13
	Mitchell • CIN	13
	Konetchy • STL	13
10.	Hoblitzell • CIN	12
	Miller • PIT	12

Owen Wilson is also the all time season record holder for Triples:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/3B_season.shtml

Rank	Player (age that year)	Triples	Year	PA	Bats
1.	Owen Wilson (28)	36	1912	643	L
2.	Dave Orr (26)	31	1886	593	R
	Henry Reitz (27)	31	1894	502	L
4.	Perry Werden (31)	29	1893	556	R
5.	Harry Davis (23)	28	1897	475	R
	Sam Thompson+ (34)	28	1894	502	L
7.	George Davis+ (22)	27	1893	600	B
	Jimmy Williams (22)	27	1899	693	R
9.	Sam Crawford+ (34)	26	1914	674	L
	Kiki Cuyler+ (26)	26	1925	701	R
	Joe Jackson (24)	26	1912	653	L
	John Reilly (31)	26	1890	576	R
	George Treadway (27)	26	1894	569	L

Owen Wilson played 9 seasons, all in the National League 1908-1916. Fewest games: 107. Seven seasons at least 144 games. Yet in the five other seasons in which Wilson reached double figures in Triples, his numbers ranged from 12 to 14. He did have three seasons with more Doubles than the 19 he had versus his 36 Triples in 1912: 34, 27, 22.

Adding Doubles and Triples and Inside Park Home Runs (IPHR):

1911: 34+12=46 (12 HR, 8 IPHR); 54, including IPHR
1912: 19+36=55 (11 HR, 2 IPHR): 57, including IPHR

Two consecutive seasons with a lot of running for extra base hits.

1912 splits (twice as many 3B at home in fewer AB):

1912	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
Home	75	75	308	279	31	83	10	24	2	40	10		19	29	.298	.345	.527	.871	147
Away	77	77	332	303	49	92	9	12	9	54	7		15	39	.304	.339	.502	.840	152

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/owen-wilson/

Owen Wilson is most remembered for hitting 36 triples in 1912, which is not only a major league record, but also a record for all of organized baseball. To the modern fan, that fact conjures up images of a speedy leadoff hitter racing around the bases, but that image does not square with Owen Wilson. At 6′ 2″ and 185 pounds, the left-handed hitting slugger was powerfully built and not particularly fast (his 1912 stolen base total of 16 was one shy of his career best), and he typically batted sixth or seventh in the batting order. Wilson typically blasted his triples over the heads of rival outfielders. “A three-base hit may usually be made only by driving the ball clear to the fence, particularly toward center field on most grounds,” he once said. “I made 36 triples my best year, but not a few of those long drives would probably have been homers had they not been stopped by the fence.” ...

... hit three triples in a game at Forbes Field on July 24 (1911) ...

(1912) He hit two inside-the-park home runs, and twice was thrown out at home trying to stretch triples. The second time was in the ninth inning of the Pirates’ final game on October 6. The bases were loaded, and he was out trying for his second grand slam of the season. Instead, he settled for his 36th triple...

Wilson enjoyed an advantageous context for his record: the 1912 Pirates still hold the all-time team record for triples with 129—if Wilson hadn’t hit any triples, the Pirates still would have led the league. The 685 triples hit by the 1912 National League is still the most ever for a single league season, even with expansion. Spacious Forbes Field may have been the best park ever for triples, and the Pirates led the NL in that category 30 of the 62 seasons they played there. Wilson did hit 24 of his 36 triples at home, but it is likely that many of these triples would have been home runs at other parks. Many accounts of his triples describe the ball being slugged over an outfielder’s head. Finally, a lot of great Pirates played at Forbes Field, many of them good triples hitters, and none of them approached Wilson’s feat.

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