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Still holding records today Sam Earl Crawford holds baseball's career record for triples with 312. In fact, he led the American League in triples 5 times. Sam played in the outfield with Hall of Fame Legend, Ty Cobb. He played with the Detroit Tigers for 15 of his 19 big league years during which Detroit won the pennant 3 years in a row. Sam became the first player in the modern era to win homerun titles in both the National League and the American League.

Rookie Year Photo kindly provided by the Saunders County Museum