Most triples in a game by a player?

Answer 1

Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:

SEASON

TRIPLES YEAR 3B

1 Chief Wilson 1912 36

T2 Heinie Reitz 1894 31

T2 Dave Orr 1886 31

4 Perry Werden 1893 29

5 Harry Davis 1897 28

T6 George Davis 1893 27

T6 Jimmy Williams 1899 27

T6 Sam Thompson 1894 27

T9 John Reilly 1890 26

T9 Joe Jackson 1912 26

T9 George Treadway 1894 26

T9 Sam Crawford 1914 26

T9 Kiki Cuyler 1925 26

T14 Buck Freeman 1899 25

T14 Roger Connor 1894 25

T14 Sam Crawford 1903 25

T14 Tom Long 1915 25

T14 Larry Doyle 1911 25

T19 Ed McKean 1893 24

T19 Ty Cobb 1917 24

T19 Ty Cobb 1911 24

T22 Curtis Granderson 2007 23

T22 Elmer Smith 1893 23

T22 Ty Cobb 1912 23

T22 Dan Brouthers 1894 23

T22 Earle Combs 1927 23

T22 Adam Comorosky 1930 23

T22 Sam Crawford 1913 23

T22 Harry Stovey 1884 23

T22 Nap Lajoie 1897 23

T22 Sam Thompson 1887 23

T22 Dale Mitchell 1949 23

T33 Tommy Leach 1902 22

T33 Bill Bradley 1903 22

T33 Paul Waner 1926 22

T33 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1945 22

T33 Earle Combs 1930 22

T33 Jake Daubert 1922 22

T33 Elmer Flick 1906 22

T33 Mike Mitchell 1911 22

T33 Joe Visner 1890 22

T33 Sam Crawford 1902 22

T33 Roger Connor 1887 22

T33 Tris Speaker 1913 22

T33 Bid McPhee 1890 22

T33 Birdie Cree 1911 22

T33 Honus Wagner 1900 22

T33 Kip Selbach 1895 22

T33 John Anderson 1898 22

T33 Willie Keeler 1894 22

T33 Hi Myers 1920 22

T33 Jake Beckley 1890 22

T53 Tom McCreery 1896 21

T53 Wildfire Schulte 1911 21

T53 Willie Wilson 1985 21

T53 Tom Brown 1891 21

T53 Home Run Baker 1912 21

T53 Cy Seymour 1905 21

T53 Bill Keister 1901 21

T53 Vic Saier 1913 21

T53 Lance Johnson 1996 21

T53 Joe Jackson 1916 21

T53 Billy Shindle 1890 21

T53 Earle Combs 1928 21

T53 Sam Crawford 1912 21

T53 Bobby Wallace 1897 21

T53 Jimmy Williams 1901 21

T53 Jimmy Williams 1902 21

T53 Mike Tiernan 1895 21

T53 Edd Roush 1924 21

T53 Mike Tiernan 1890 21

T53 George Van Haltren 1896 21

T53 Dave Orr 1885 21

T53 Sam Thompson 1895 21

T53 Ed Delahanty 1892 21

T76 Ty Cobb 1908 20

T76 Lou Gehrig 1926 20

T76 Tommy Corcoran 1894 20

T76 Lloyd Waner 1929 20

T76 Buck Freeman 1903 20

T76 Joe Kelley 1894 20

T76 Curt Walker 1926 20

T76 Dan Brouthers 1887 20

T76 Dan Brouthers 1892 20

T76 Jocko Fields 1890 20

T76 Red Murray 1912 20

T76 Rogers Hornsby 1920 20

T76 Heinie Manush 1928 20

T76 Joe Jackson 1920 20

T76 Bill Terry 1931 20

T76 Cristian Guzman 2000 20

T76 Roger Connor 1886 20

T76 George Brett 1979 20

T76 Harry Stovey 1888 20

T76 Honus Wagner 1912 20

T76 Harry Stovey 1891 20

T76 Duff Cooley 1895 20

T76 Rabbit Maranville 1924 20

T76 Joe Vosmik 1935 20

T76 Jake Stenzel 1894 20

T76 Dots Miller 1913 20

T76 Jeff Heath 1941 20

T76 Jim Bottomley 1928 20

T76 Jake Virtue 1892 20

T76 Stan Musial 1943 20

T76 Stan Musial 1946 20

T76 Dick Johnston 1887 20

T76 Perry Werden 1890 20

T76 Goose Goslin 1925 20

T76 George Stone 1906 20

T76 Jimmy Rollins 2007 20

T76 Willie Mays 1957 20

T76 Buck Ewing 1884 20

T114 Tom Poorman 1887 19

T114 Bill Kuehne 1885 19

T114 Larry Gardner 1914 19

T114 John Kerins 1887 19

T114 Juan Samuel 1984 19

T114 Tip O'Neill 1887 19

T114 Dan Brouthers 1891 19

T114 Home Run Baker 1909 19

T114 Joe Kelley 1896 19

T114 Elmer Smith 1894 19

T114 Joe Kelley 1895 19

T114 Buck Freeman 1902 19

T114 Paul Waner 1928 19

T114 Buck Freeman 1904 19

T114 Johnny Barrett 1944 19

T114 George Davis 1894 19

T114 Oyster Burns 1887 19

T114 John Reilly 1884 19

T114 Joe Jackson 1911 19

T114 Garry Templeton 1979 19

T114 Sam Crawford 1910 19

T114 Charlie Gehringer 1929 19

T114 Sam Crawford 1915 19

T114 Bid McPhee 1887 19

T114 Roy Johnson 1931 19

T114 Howard Shanks 1921 19

T114 Babe Herman 1932 19

T114 Cecil Travis 1941 19

T114 Ryne Sandberg 1984 19

T114 Pie Traynor 1923 19

T114 Les Mann 1915 19

T114 Chick Stahl 1904 19

T114 Honus Wagner 1908 19

T114 Honus Wagner 1903 19

T114 Chick Stahl 1899 19

T114 Wally Pipp 1924 19

T114 George Wood 1887 19

T114 Joe Cassidy 1904 19

T114 George Van Haltren 1895 19

T114 Willie Keeler 1897 19

T114 Walt Wilmot 1889 19

T114 Barney McCosky 1940 19

T114 Jimmy Sheckard 1901 19

T114 Bill Dahlen 1896 19

T114 Jake Beckley 1893 19

T114 Jake Beckley 1892 19

T114 Jake Beckley 1891 19

T114 Jake Beckley 1895 19

T114 Max Carey 1923 19

T114 Bill Dahlen 1892 19

T114 Jumbo Davis 1887 19

T114 Carl Crawford 2004 19

T114 Arky Vaughan 1933 19

T167 Bris Lord 1910 18

T167 Bill Joyce 1890 18

T167 Paul Waner 1930 18

T167 Carl Reynolds 1930 18

T167 Joe Medwick 1934 18

T167 John Stone 1935 18

T167 Larry Gardner 1912 18

T167 Ed Konetchy 1915 18

T167 Jim Canavan 1891 18

T167 Lou Gehrig 1927 18

T167 George Sisler 1921 18

T167 George Sisler 1920 18

T167 Minnie Minoso 1954 18

T167 Elmer Flick 1905 18

T167 Oyster Burns 1892 18

T167 Willie McGee 1985 18

T167 Fred Mann 1884 18

T167 George Sisler 1922 18

T167 Mike Donlin 1903 18

T167 Heinie Manush 1927 18

T167 Elmer Flick 1907 18

T167 Ray Powell 1921 18

T167 Hardy Richardson 1887 18

T167 Billy Shindle 1892 18

T167 Rogers Hornsby 1921 18

T167 Mike Mitchell 1910 18

T167 Billy Herman 1939 18

T167 Garry Templeton 1977 18

T167 Roger Connor 1882 18

T167 Jack Fournier 1915 18

T167 Tris Speaker 1914 18

T167 Danny Murphy 1910 18

T167 Glenn Wright 1924 18

T167 Edd Roush 1923 18

T167 Jeff Heath 1938 18

T167 Harry Lord 1911 18

T167 Jack Tobin 1921 18

T167 Ival Goodman 1935 18

T167 Frank Shugart 1894 18

T167 Hans Lobert 1908 18

T167 Fred Clarke 1896 18

T167 Perry Werden 1891 18

T167 Ed Delahanty 1893 18

T167 Charlie Abbey 1894 18

T167 Goose Goslin 1923 18

T167 Jake Beckley 1894 18

T167 Spud Johnson 1890 18

T167 Ed Delahanty 1894 18

T167 Sam Rice 1923 18

T167 Harry Lumley 1904 18

T167 Stan Musial 1948 18

T167 Dick Johnston 1888 18

T167 Joe Cronin 1932 18

T220 Paul Waner 1927 17

T220 Charley Jones 1884 17

T220 Charley Jones 1885 17

T220 Fred Tenney 1899 17

T220 Harry Hooper 1920 17

T220 Tony Fernandez 1990 17

T220 Ray Chapman 1915 17

T220 Jim Kelly 1915 17

T220 Tommy Leach 1903 17

T220 Elmer Smith 1897 17

T220 Ed Konetchy 1913 17

T220 Woody English 1930 17

T220 Chicken Wolf 1885 17

T220 Lou Gehrig 1930 17

T220 Russ Scarritt 1929 17

T220 Dan Brouthers 1883 17

T220 Bill Kuehne 1886 17

T220 Joe Kelley 1900 17

T220 Charlie Grimm 1921 17

T220 Joe Jackson 1917 17

T220 Elmer Flick 1901 17

T220 Rogers Hornsby 1917 17

T220 Ed McKean 1895 17

T220 John Coleman 1886 17

T220 Jim Gilliam 1953 17

T220 Irish Meusel 1922 17

T220 Elmer Flick 1904 17

T220 Bobby Byrne 1911 17

T220 Jimmy Ryan 1897 17

T220 Tommy Dowd 1895 17

T220 George Treadway 1893 17

T220 Charlie Hickman 1900 17

T220 Heinie Manush 1933 17

T220 Eddie Collins 1916 17

T220 Jimmy Collins 1903 17

T220 Joe Jackson 1913 17

T220 Mike Mitchell 1909 17

T220 Jose Reyes 2006 17

T220 Bobby Veach 1919 17

T220 Enos Slaughter 1942 17

T220 Jose Reyes 2005 17

T220 Charlie Gehringer 1926 17

T220 Roger Connor 1889 17

T220 Roger Connor 1888 17

T220 Sam Crawford 1907 17

T220 Danny Murphy 1904 17

T220 Pie Traynor 1926 17

T220 John Peltz 1884 17

T220 Sam Wise 1887 17

T220 Jim Fogarty 1889 17

T220 Pete Reiser 1941 17

T220 Kip Selbach 1894 17

T220 Sam Wise 1893 17

T220 Chone Figgins 2004 17

T220 Honus Wagner 1915 17

T220 Braggo Roth 1915 17

T220 Sam Mertes 1901 17

T220 Sam Mertes 1905 17

T220 Bill Hassamaer 1894 17

T220 Frank Fennelly 1886 17

T220 Frank Fennelly 1885 17

T220 Pop Smith 1883 17

T220 Carson Bigbee 1921 17

T220 Arky Vaughan 1937 17

T220 Ed Cartwright 1895 17

T220 Ralph Garr 1974 17

T220 Ed Delahanty 1896 17

T220 John Anderson 1896 17

T220 Goose Goslin 1924 17

T220 Sherry Magee 1910 17

T220 Sherry Magee 1905 17

T220 Shano Collins 1915 17

T220 Heinie Zimmerman 1911 17

T220 Frankie Frisch 1921 17

T220 Jack McCarthy 1899 17

T220 Kiki Cuyler 1930 17

T220 Freddy Parent 1903 17

T220 Max Carey 1914 17

T298 Ty Cobb 1913 16

T298 Billy Alvord 1890 16

T298 Whitey Alperman 1907 16

T298 Germany Smith 1887 16

T298 Hughie Jennings 1894 16

T298 Paul Waner 1933 16

T298 Paul Waner 1934 16

T298 Ty Cobb 1921 16

T298 Dummy Hoy 1898 16

T298 Johnny Lindell 1944 16

T298 Otto Schomberg 1887 16

T298 Curt Walker 1925 16

T298 Ed Konetchy 1910 16

T298 Homer Smoot 1905 16

T298 Tommy Leach 1908 16

T298 Joe Kelley 1893 16

T298 Bug Holliday 1892 16

T298 Kitty Bransfield 1901 16

T298 Bob Elliott 1944 16

T298 Ty Cobb 1922 16

T298 Jim O'Rourke 1885 16

T298 John Kerins 1885 16

T298 Bill Kuehne 1884 16

T298 Marty Sullivan 1887 16

T298 Tip O'Neill 1890 16

T298 Henry Larkin 1886 16

T298 Hank Edwards 1946 16

T298 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1944 16

T298 Gavvy Cravath 1917 16

T298 Dusty Miller 1895 16

T298 Harry Heilmann 1924 16

T298 Jake Daubert 1912 16

T298 Jimmy Collins 1901 16

T298 Jesse Burkett 1896 16

T298 Mike Donlin 1905 16

T298 Elmer Flick 1900 16

T298 Jim Rivera 1953 16

T298 Pete Browning 1887 16

T298 Topsy Hartsel 1901 16

T298 Elmer Flick 1903 16

T298 Bill Lange 1895 16

T298 Bob Meusel 1921 16

T298 Rod Carew 1977 16

T298 Baby Doll Jacobson 1922 16

T298 Hobe Ferris 1905 16

T298 Billy Southworth 1923 16

T298 Harry Walker 1947 16

T298 Bill Lange 1896 16

T298 Bill Keister 1899 16

T298 Charlie Hickman 1904 16

T298 Tilly Walker 1914 16

T298 Earle Combs 1933 16

T298 Earl Averill 1933 16

T298 Sam Crawford 1908 16

T298 Johnny Callison 1965 16

T298 Johnny Mize 1938 16

T298 Jake Stahl 1908 16

T298 Jake Stahl 1910 16

T298 Denny Lyons 1893 16

T298 Sam Crawford 1904 16

T298 Sam Crawford 1901 16

T298 Candy LaChance 1897 16

T298 Charlie Gehringer 1928 16

T298 Sam Crawford 1906 16

T298 Ival Goodman 1939 16

T298 Hugh Duffy 1894 16

T298 Edd Roush 1920 16

T298 Mike Tiernan 1896 16

T298 Al Simmons 1930 16

T298 Frank Fennelly 1887 16

T298 Sam Mertes 1899 16

T298 Dixie Walker 1937 16

T298 Gus Suhr 1932 16

T298 Edd Roush 1925 16

T298 Babe Herman 1931 16

T298 George Van Haltren 1898 16

T298 Bing Miller 1929 16

T298 Birdie Cree 1910 16

T298 Babe Ruth 1921 16

T298 Hugh Duffy 1890 16

T298 Bid McPhee 1891 16

T298 Jack Fournier 1925 16

T298 Kip Selbach 1897 16

T298 Honus Wagner 1911 16

T298 Honus Wagner 1902 16

T298 Buddy Lewis 1939 16

T298 Paul Molitor 1979 16

T298 Bill Hinchman 1916 16

T298 Chick Stahl 1900 16

T298 Chick Stahl 1901 16

T298 Ross Youngs 1921 16

T298 Mike Kreevich 1937 16

T298 Gus Williams 1913 16

T298 Tony Lazzeri 1932 16

T298 Tommy Griffith 1915 16

T298 Kiki Cuyler 1924 16

T298 Fred Corey 1884 16

T298 Jake Beckley 1899 16

T298 Ed Delahanty 1901 16

T298 Sherry Magee 1908 16

T298 Harry Davis 1896 16

T298 Sammy Bohne 1921 16

T298 Carl Crawford 2006 16

T298 Hank Greenberg 1935 16

T298 Mike Mansell 1882 16

T298 Willie Davis 1970 16

T298 John Morrill 1883 16

T298 John Ganzel 1907 16

T298 Buddy Myer 1932 16

T298 Solly Hofman 1910 16

T298 Amos Strunk 1915 16

T298 Johnny Mostil 1925 16

T410 Home Run Baker 1910 15

T410 Paul Waner 1929 15

T410 Jim Rice 1978 15

T410 Ed McKean 1888 15

T410 Jim Rice 1977 15

T410 Lou Gehrig 1931 15

T410 Benny Kauff 1916 15

T410 Bill Joyce 1891 15

T410 Billy Nash 1888 15

T410 Steve Evans 1914 15

T410 Ed McKean 1894 15

T410 Dan Brouthers 1886 15

T410 Ollie Beard 1890 15

T410 Joe Kelley 1898 15

T410 Bill Bruton 1956 15

T410 Buck Freeman 1901 15

T410 Wildfire Schulte 1910 15

T410 Tommy Corcoran 1898 15

T410 Juan Samuel 1987 15

T410 Dale Alexander 1929 15

T410 Willie Wilson 1987 15

T410 Joe DiMaggio 1936 15

T410 Ty Cobb 1907 15

T410 Joe DiMaggio 1937 15

T410 Willie Wilson 1982 15

T410 John Stone 1937 15

T410 Red Rolfe 1936 15

T410 Tommy Corcoran 1891 15

T410 Harry Hooper 1914 15

T410 Curt Walker 1929 15

T410 Bill Kuehne 1887 15

T410 Dan Brouthers 1884 15

T410 Willie Wilson 1980 15

T410 Lu Blue 1931 15

T410 Red Murray 1908 15

T410 Rogers Hornsby 1916 15

T410 Jesse Burkett 1893 15

T410 Jake Daubert 1910 15

T410 Red Murray 1911 15

T410 Jesse Burkett 1901 15

T410 Jimmy Ryan 1891 15

T410 Cy Seymour 1903 15

T410 Jesse Burkett 1900 15

T410 Bobby Veach 1916 15

T410 Pete Runnels 1954 15

T410 Hobe Ferris 1901 15

T410 Lew Fonseca 1929 15

T410 Earle Combs 1929 15

T410 Dan McGann 1902 15

T410 Lefty Marr 1889 15

T410 Harry Heilmann 1919 15

T410 George Sisler 1925 15

T410 Bobby Veach 1920 15

T410 Eddie Collins 1910 15

T410 Emmett Seery 1887 15

T410 Bill Terry 1930 15

T410 Henry Larkin 1890 15

T410 Jake Daubert 1918 15

T410 Jon Sneed 1890 15

T410 George Sisler 1919 15

T410 Oyster Burns 1888 15

T410 George Davis 1904 15

T410 Billy Southworth 1921 15

T410 Del Pratt 1912 15

T410 Earl Averill 1936 15

T410 Red Barnes 1928 15

T410 Roger Connor 1883 15

T410 Earl Averill 1938 15

T410 Roger Connor 1885 15

T410 Sam Crawford 1900 15

T410 Joe Judge 1917 15

T410 Whitey Witt 1916 15

T410 Lloyd Moseby 1984 15

T410 Joe Judge 1920 15

T410 Roger Connor 1890 15

T410 Joe Judge 1922 15

T410 Charlie Gehringer 1930 15

T410 Carson Bigbee 1922 15

T410 Nap Lajoie 1904 15

T410 Carson Bigbee 1920 15

T410 Pie Traynor 1931 15

T410 Frank Fennelly 1884 15

T410 Jackie Tavener 1928 15

T410 George Van Haltren 1891 15

T410 Jack Tobin 1923 15

T410 George Wood 1886 15

T410 Bobby Wallace 1901 15

T410 Stan Spence 1942 15

T410 Jimmy Esmond 1914 15

T410 Grover Gilmore 1915 15

T410 Fred Clarke 1905 15

T410 Edd Roush 1916 15

T410 Joe Mulvey 1890 15

T410 Fred Clarke 1901 15

T410 Rabbit Maranville 1922 15

T410 Dave Brain 1903 15

T410 Chuck Klein 1932 15

T410 Fred Carroll 1887 15

T410 Fred Clarke 1903 15

T410 Glenn Wright 1926 15

T410 Rabbit Maranville 1920 15

T410 Wally Moses 1945 15

T410 Zack Wheat 1910 15

T410 Fred Clarke 1908 15

T410 Emmett Heidrick 1903 15

T410 Wally Pipp 1926 15

T410 Johnny Mostil 1926 15

T410 Ben Chapman 1932 15

T410 Chick Gandil 1915 15

T410 Frankie Frisch 1924 15

T410 Phil Cavarretta 1944 15

T410 Don Gutteridge 1938 15

T410 Bill Phillips 1886 15

T410 Dave Collins 1984 15

T410 Charlie Keller 1940 15

T410 Chick Gandil 1912 15

T410 Goose Goslin 1926 15

T410 Bill Dahlen 1893 15

T410 Kiki Cuyler 1926 15

T410 Buddy Myer 1933 15

T410 Harry Davis 1898 15

T410 Johnny Mostil 1923 15

T410 Andy Van Slyke 1988 15

T410 Alfredo Griffin 1980 15

T410 Lou Finney 1940 15

T410 Hal Chase 1917 15

T410 Sam Rice 1928 15

T410 Willie Keeler 1895 15

T410 Ed Delahanty 1897 15

T410 Goose Goslin 1927 15

T410 Happy Felsch 1920 15

T410 Harry Wolter 1911 15

T410 Buck Ewing 1893 15

T410 Arky Vaughan 1940 15

T410 Buck Ewing 1892 15

T410 Tony Lazzeri 1930 15

T410 Buck Ewing 1890 15

T410 Billy Hamilton 1894 15

T410 Jim Bottomley 1927 15

T410 Dave Bancroft 1921 15

T410 Buck Ewing 1888 15

T410 Carl Crawford 2005 15

T410 Gino Cimoli 1962 15

T410 Ray Lankford 1991 15

T410 Ezra Sutton 1883 15

Answer 2

Chief Wilson holds the record for most triples in a single season with 36, set in 1912.