[Mick]

In other news, Heliot Ramos hit a 460 ft Home Run.

OF, you need to google Randy Elliott.    Seriously, Ramos is definitely a key piece of the Giants’ future but he will probably spend this year playing in Richmond and/or Sacramento.

Randy's problem was that he had a damaged shoulder which kept him out of baseball for 1 1/2 seasons.  He persuaded the Giants to give him a look and Hank Sauer fell in love with him, thought he was the next Roy Hobbs.  In 1977 spring training, he hit .543 (29 for 53) with 18 extra base hits. In his first at-bat of the regular season, he was hit on his damaged shoulder by Dodger Doug Rau.  That was it for Elliott.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/WH...660151.php

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Should have clarified that it is triples as a pitcher.  Not triples by guys who pitched.

From 1914 through 1917, when he was exclusively a pitcher, Ruth had seven triples.

Who has more triples; lightning-quick career stolen base and runs leader by a mile Rickey Henderson in his 10,961 at-bats, or fat and slow Babe Ruth in 8,399 at-bats?

Ruth was an amazing athlete.  You don’t the reach the level of success he achieved by being “fat and slow”.

As has been mentioned before, triples are a product of field size more than anything else.  The record holders are mostly early vintage players. Heck, even Triples Alley at Oracle Park has been reduced in size.....

You're right, Yankee stadium Dimensions were 281 feet to the left field line, 415 feet to left, 490 feet to left center, 487 feet to center, 429 feet to right center, 344 feet to right, and 295 feet down the right field line.  Gloves weren't so great back then either, or the quality of the fields.

In answer to my question, Ruth hit 136 triples, with a season high of 16 in 1921 at the age of 26.  The most triples Henderson ever had was 7 in a season.  His career total was 66, less than half of Ruth's total.  Ruth met or exceeded Henderson's season high ten times.

Rickey didn't hit a lot of doubles, either.  He had 510 for his career, but never had more than 33 in a season, only hitting 30 or more five times in a 25 year career.

[Mick]

In other news, Heliot Ramos hit a 460 ft Home Run.

OF, you need to google Randy Elliott.    Seriously, Ramos is definitely a key piece of the Giants’ future but he will probably spend this year playing in Richmond and/or Sacramento.

Randy's problem was that he had a damaged shoulder which kept him out of baseball for 1 1/2 seasons.  He persuaded the Giants to give him a look and Hank Sauer fell in love with him, thought he was the next Roy Hobbs.  In 1977 spring training, he hit .543 (29 for 53) with 18 extra base hits. In his first at-bat of the regular season, he was hit on his damaged shoulder by Dodger Doug Rau.  That was it for Elliott.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/WH...660151.php

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Should have clarified that it is triples as a pitcher.  Not triples by guys who pitched.

From 1914 through 1917, when he was exclusively a pitcher, Ruth had seven triples.

Who has more triples; lightning-quick career stolen base and runs leader by a mile Rickey Henderson in his 10,961 at-bats, or fat and slow Babe Ruth in 8,399 at-bats?

Ruth was an amazing athlete.  You don’t the reach the level of success he achieved by being “fat and slow”.

As has been mentioned before, triples are a product of field size more than anything else.  The record holders are mostly early vintage players. Heck, even Triples Alley at Oracle Park has been reduced in size.....

You're right, Yankee stadium Dimensions were 281 feet to the left field line, 415 feet to left, 490 feet to left center, 487 feet to center, 429 feet to right center, 344 feet to right, and 295 feet down the right field line.  Gloves weren't so great back then either, or the quality of the fields.

In answer to my question, Ruth hit 136 triples, with a season high of 16 in 1921 at the age of 26.  The most triples Henderson ever had was 7 in a season.  His career total was 66, less than half of Ruth's total.  Ruth met or exceeded Henderson's season high ten times.

Rickey didn't hit a lot of doubles, either.  He had 510 for his career, but never had more than 33 in a season, only hitting 30 or more five times in a 25 year career.