Triples
The previous 12 triples Angel Pagan hit were from the left side…
Here’s the important information from tonight:
- 17 Games to go
- Giants 3 – D’backs 2
- Cardinals 3 – Dodgers 4
- Giants are 7.5 games in first place
- Our magic number is 10
- Angel Pagan is in sole possession of 1st place on the SF-era list for most triples in a season.
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- The previous 12 triples Angel Pagan hit were from the left side…
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- …his 13th was from the right side of the plate.
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- He is leading the ML in triples (Jose Reyes is second).
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- Pagan passed Steve Finley (2006) and Willie Mays (1960) for the most in SF-era history.
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- The last Giants player to have 13+ triples in a season was Mays in 1957 (20).
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- George Davis has the Giants record for triples in a season (27 in 1893)…
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- …since 1900 Larry Doyle has the Giants record with 25 (1911).
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- Willie Mays has the record for most triples since 1958 with 76.
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- Mike Tiernan has the lifetime franchise record with 162 (13 years).
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- Willie Mays hit 139 in his career (22 years).
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- As of tonight, Angel Pagan has 40 triples in his career (7 years).
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- On May 18, 1897 Bill Joyce hit 4 triples in a game (franchise record).
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- The SF-era record for triples in a game is 3 – Willie Mays on 9/15/16.
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- The 1960 team holds the SF-era season record with 62.
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- The franchise record for triples in a single season goes to the 1911 team with 105.
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- The 2012 Giants have 51 triples (so far).
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- Charlie Hickman has the franchise record for triples as a rookie with 17 in 1900…
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- …while Gary Matthews has the SF-era rookie record of 10 in 1973.
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- Willie Mays hit 5 triples in his rookie year (1951)….
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- …and Angel Pagan hit 2 in his rookie year (2006).
