Triples : 1997 National 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:

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1997 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Delino DeShields 14 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Neifi Perez 10 Colorado Rockies 2
Wilton Guerrero 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Joe Randa 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Womack 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Craig Biggio 8 Houston Astros 6
Darren Daulton 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Florida Marlins  
Lance Johnson 8 New York Mets  
Chicago Cubs  
Eric Young 8 Colorado Rockies  
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Al Martin 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Brian McRae 7 Chicago Cubs  
New York Mets  
Deion Sanders 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Michael Tucker 7 Atlanta Braves  
Jose Vizcaino 7 San Francisco Giants  
Midre Cummings 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ryan Klesko 6 Atlanta Braves  
Mark Lewis 6 San Francisco Giants  
Kenny Lofton 6 Atlanta Braves  
Moises Alou 5 Florida Marlins 19
Barry Bonds 5 San Francisco Giants  
Royce Clayton 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Shawon Dunston 5 Chicago Cubs  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Finley 5 San Diego Padres  
Doug Glanville 5 Chicago Cubs  
Mark Grace 5 Chicago Cubs  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?

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.