Triples : 2008 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:

"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)
 

2008 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jose Reyes 19 New York Mets 1
Stephen Drew 11 Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Fred Lewis 11 San Francisco Giants  
Jimmy Rollins 9 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Shane Victorino 8 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Ryan Braun 7 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Brandon Phillips 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Eugenio Velez 7 San Francisco Giants  
Rickie Weeks 7 Milwaukee Brewers  
Chris Young 7 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Clint Barmes 6 Colorado Rockies 11
Corey Hart 6 Milwaukee Brewers  
Conor Jackson 6 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Kelly Johnson 6 Atlanta Braves  
James Loney 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Justin Upton 6 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Alfredo Amezaga 5 Florida Marlins 17
Carlos Beltran 5 New York Mets  
Emilio Bonifacio 5 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Washington Nationals  
Andre Ethier 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Cristian Guzman 5 Washington Nationals  
Matt Kemp 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Cody Ross 5 Florida Marlins  
Skip Schumaker 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Josh Willingham 5 Florida Marlins  



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.

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).

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.