Triples : 1999 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1999 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jose Offerman 11 Boston Red Sox 1
Johnny Damon 9 Kansas City Royals 2
Carlos Febles 9 Kansas City Royals  
Derek Jeter 9 New York Yankees  
Ray Durham 8 Chicago White Sox 5
Jermaine Dye 8 Kansas City Royals  
Luis Polonia 8 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Randa 8 Kansas City Royals  
Carlos Beltran 7 Kansas City Royals 9
Mike Bordick 7 Baltimore Orioles  
Mark McLemore 7 Texas Rangers  
Richie Sexson 7 Cleveland Indians  
Randy Velarde 7 Anaheim Angels  
Oakland Athletics  
Brad Ausmus 6 Detroit Tigers 14
Juan Encarnacion 6 Detroit Tigers  
Tom Goodwin 6 Texas Rangers  
Brian Hunter 6 Detroit Tigers  
Seattle Mariners  
Darren Lewis 6 Boston Red Sox  
Kenny Lofton 6 Cleveland Indians  
Rey Sanchez 6 Kansas City Royals  
Chris Singleton 6 Chicago White Sox  
Bernie Williams 6 New York Yankees  
Brady Anderson 5 Baltimore Orioles 23
Miguel Cairo 5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Royce Clayton 5 Texas Rangers  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.