Triples : 2008 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

2008 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Curtis Granderson 13 Detroit Tigers 1
Carl Crawford 10 Tampa Bay Rays 2
Akinori Iwamura 9 Tampa Bay Rays 3
Alex Rios 8 Toronto Blue Jays 4
Brian Roberts 8 Baltimore Orioles  
David DeJesus 7 Kansas City Royals 6
Jacoby Ellsbury 7 Boston Red Sox  
Carlos Gomez 7 Minnesota Twins  
Joe Inglett 7 Toronto Blue Jays  
Adam Jones 7 Baltimore Orioles  
Denard Span 7 Minnesota Twins  
Ichiro Suzuki 7 Seattle Mariners  
Erick Aybar 5 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 13
Daric Barton 5 Oakland Athletics  
Johnny Damon 5 New York Yankees  
Josh Hamilton 5 Texas Rangers  
Jason Kubel 5 Minnesota Twins  
Grady Sizemore 5 Cleveland Indians  
Bobby Abreu 4 New York Yankees 19
Mike Aviles 4 Kansas City Royals  
Brandon Boggs 4 Texas Rangers  
Marlon Byrd 4 Texas Rangers  
Jamey Carroll 4 Cleveland Indians  
Mike Cuddyer 4 Minnesota Twins  
Rajai Davis 4 Oakland Athletics  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

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.