Posted by d_rock97 on 2/19/2016 2:39:00 PM (view original):
How long is a long time? I know Curtis Granderson went 20-20-20-20 like 7 years ago. Was it him for triples?

No...have to go much farther back. Granderson hit 23 in 2007, but that was his career high, and he never again passed 20.

Posted by dahsdebater on 2/19/2016 2:40:00 PM (view original):
Albert Belle, Cecil Fielder, Harmon Killebrew, George Foster

That's 5 guesses for 3 spots. I feel good about Fielder and Killer.

Fielder and Foster are correct.

Posted by dahsdebater on 2/19/2016 2:41:00 PM (view original):
Crap, Willie McCovey....

Nope, not Stretch

Posted by ozomatli on 2/19/2016 2:42:00 PM (view original):
Triples might be Chief Wilson but I feel like there was probably at least someone in the 20s or 80s

No. Wilson is of course the all time record holder, but he is not the most recent to hit 25.

Updating:

Each of the questions below considers only records since 1901.

1.) Not including Barry Bonds, or any current or recently retired players who are not yet eligible, every player who has ever led the league in on base percentage 3 or more seasons in a row is in the Hall of Fame, except 1. Elbie Fletcher, 1940-42
2.) In the years 1914-15, the brief presence of the Federal League meant there were 24 MLB teams in 3 leagues. Which player had the highest single-season slugging percentage during that period? As a hint, it was not any of the following: Cobb, Speaker, Jackson, or Cravath. Steve Evans, 1914
3.) In the AL's first 19 seasons, the batting title was won by either Cobb or Lajoie 16 times. Who won the other 3? One is easy...the other 2, not so much. Tris Speaker, 1916. Still looking for the other 2.
4.) From 1901-49, only 3 players won consecutive batting titles in the NL. Two are easy: Wagner and Hornsby. Who is the 3rd? (Hint: It's not Musial...though Stan would win 3 straight from 1950-52.) Jake Daubert, 1913-14.
5.) Tough one...who was the last player to hit 25 or more triples in a single season? It's been a long time.... Still looking
6.) First player in the NL to hit 40 or more home runs in consecutive seasons? Chuck Klein, 1929-30
7.) The list of players who led their league in RBI 3 seasons in a row is surprisingly short. Here are three of them: Cobb 1907-09, Ruth 1919-21, Hornsby 1920-22. Three other players have done it...can you name them? We've got 2: Cecil Fielder, 1990-92, and George Foster, 1976-78. Still looking for the 3rd one.

5. For some reason, when people mention a lot of triples, I think of Omar Moreno. Pretty sure he didn't get to 25, but probably got up to 20.

Posted by toddcommish on 2/19/2016 3:18:00 PM (view original):
5. For some reason, when people mention a lot of triples, I think of Omar Moreno. Pretty sure he didn't get to 25, but probably got up to 20.

His career high was 13.

Posted by contrarian23 on 2/19/2016 3:20:00 PM (view original):

Posted by toddcommish on 2/19/2016 3:18:00 PM (view original):
5. For some reason, when people mention a lot of triples, I think of Omar Moreno. Pretty sure he didn't get to 25, but probably got up to 20.

His career high was 13.

Wow, I guess my childhood recollections were damaged by my drug usage in my twenties.

Oh well.

So I guess Boog Powell wouldn't be a good guess for the triples either....

5) I'll go with Honus Wagner
7) Roger maris

#2 I think may be one of my favorite cheap XBH players in SLB...1914 Steve Evans

Posted by mlent on 2/19/2016 4:40:00 PM (view original):
5) I'll go with Honus Wagner
7) Roger maris

Just looked them up wrong on both guesses but it is amazing all the 2 in a rows for the rbi's

Posted by skunk206 on 2/19/2016 4:46:00 PM (view original):
#2 I think may be one of my favorite cheap XBH players in SLB...1914 Steve Evans

Yes...I love the 1914 Evans in an OL too.

I had to look up the triples. I knew he had a couple of great seasons from 1920-1930, and hit a bunch of doubles. The triples surprised me. I knew Musial had several good triples seasons too.

Here's the rest of the answers:
1.) Not including Barry Bonds, or any current or recently retired players who are not yet eligible, every player who has ever led the league in on base percentage 3 or more seasons in a row is in the Hall of Fame, except 1. Elbie Fletcher, 1940-42
2.) In the years 1914-15, the brief presence of the Federal League meant there were 24 MLB teams in 3 leagues. Which player had the highest single-season slugging percentage during that period? As a hint, it was not any of the following: Cobb, Speaker, Jackson, or Cravath. Steve Evans, 1914
3.) In the AL's first 19 seasons, the batting title was won by either Cobb or Lajoie 16 times. Who won the other 3? One is easy...the other 2, not so much. Tris Speaker, 1916. Elmer Flick, 1905 (.308...the lowest average ever to lead the league) and the immortal George Stone in 1906 (.358).
4.) From 1901-49, only 3 players won consecutive batting titles in the NL. Two are easy: Wagner and Hornsby. Who is the 3rd? (Hint: It's not Musial...though Stan would win 3 straight from 1950-52.) Jake Daubert, 1913-14.
5.) Tough one...who was the last player to hit 25 or more triples in a single season? It's been a long time.... Kiki Cuyler, 26 in 1925
6.) First player in the NL to hit 40 or more home runs in consecutive seasons? Chuck Klein, 1929-30
7.) The list of players who led their league in RBI 3 seasons in a row is surprisingly short. Here are three of them: Cobb 1907-09, Ruth 1919-21, Hornsby 1920-22. Three other players have done it...can you name them? Cecil Fielder, 1990-92, and George Foster, 1976-78. Joe Medwick, 1936-38

Webb's doubles record is more likely to fall than the triples record. 36? That is a ton...