How many players have had more than 20 triples in a season in Major League baseball history?

Question

How many players have had more than 20 triples in a season in Major League baseball history?

Answer 1

curtis granderson jimmy rollins 2003 jose reyes 2006 juanpierre 2005 eric young 2000 2003 2004 2001

Answer 2

Curtis Granderson

Answer 3

george brett did it, so did willie mays, sam crawford, i think stan musial did it also, besides the guys named above.

In the dead ball era it was probably common.

Answer 4

The answer is 95 players.

Twenty or more triples in a season has been done 112 times and by 95 different players

Eight players have done it multiple times.

Sam Crawford, Ty Cobb, and Roger Conner did it 4 times each.

Jimmy Williams, Harvey Stovey, and Joe Jackson did it 3 times each.

Honus Wagner and Stan Musial did it twice.  

Answer 5

It's happened 75 times in history, most of them occurring in the dead ball era with Cheif Wilson setting the record in 1912 with 36.

Since 1979 it's happened:

2007 Curtis Granderson 23

1996 Lance Johnson 21

1985 Willie Wilson 21

1979 George Brett 21

Answer 6

113 people have hit 20 or more triples in a single season.

Owen 'Chief" Wilson (not the actor) has the high at 36, the next highest post 1900 total is 26