Triple (baseball)

Ty Cobb sliding safely into third base, thus recording a triple

In baseball, a triple is when a batter reaches third base on a hit without an error occurring in the field. Chief Wilson hit the most triples, recording 36 in 1912.

Triple (baseball) Media

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  Melky Cabrera (right) of the Toronto Blue Jays slides into third base for a triple during a game in 2013.

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  Sam Crawford, who played from 1899 to 1917, hit 309 triples in his career, more than any other player in Major League Baseball history.