GS, your point is well taken about the field configuration, which was obviously a factor that would allow the Pirates to hit a lot of triples. However, if you discount the Wilson anomaly and adjust his totals to his own career typical, the Pirates hit only 28% more triples than the average NL team. In modern times, there is generally a team that hits as much as 50% more triples than the league average, and that team varies from year to year, suggesting it is not a park factor. In '07, the Tigers exceeded the league average by 61%, and in '05 it was the Dodgers by 81%.
Among Wilson's teammates, the 1912 2B/3B ratios, in the same ball park, were Honus Wagner 35/20, Dots Miller 33/12, Max Carey 23/8
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