Triplet Players of Note
- Whitey Ford: Yankee left-handed starter and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Thurman Munson: Yankee captain and all-star catcher, who played for the Triplets in their swansong 1968 season.
- Bobby Richardson: second baseman who won the 1960 World Series MVP (even though the Bronx Bombers lost the series).
- Joe Pepitone: Gold Glove-winning first baseman.
- Al Downing: On April 8, 1974, while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Downing yielded Hank Aaron's 715th home run.
- Clete Boyer: defensive standout third baseman, whose brothers (Ken and Cloyd) were also major leaguers.
- Marv Throneberry: 'Marvelous Marv' was a member of the infamous 1962 Mets.
- Ken Harrelson: longtime White Sox broadcaster, who hit 38 homers and drove in 138 runs for the Triplets in 1962, and who led the AL in RBIs in 1968 (with 109, as a member of the Red Sox).
- Vic Raschi: one the "Big Three" of the Yankees' pitching staff in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
- Cito Gaston: manager of the Toronto Blue Jays during their two World Series victories (1992 and 1993).
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