In fact only 2 players have ever had 4. I'm guessing defense was pretty questionable back then.
[h=2]4 triples by an individual in one game[edit][/h]
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[TH=class: headerSort]Triples[32][33][/TH]
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[TH=class: headerSort, width: 200, bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center]Team[/TH]
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[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]George Strief[/TD]
[TD]Philadelphia Athletics (AA)[/TD]
[TD]June 25, 1885[/TD]
[TD]Brooklyn Grays[/TD]
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[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Bill Joyce[/TD]
[TD]New York Giants[/TD]
[TD]May 18, 1897[/TD]
[TD]Pittsburgh Pirates[/TD]
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