Triples : 2005 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

2005 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jose Reyes 17 New York Mets 1
Juan Pierre 13 Florida Marlins 2
Rafael Furcal 11 Atlanta Braves 3
Jimmy Rollins 11 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dave Roberts 10 San Diego Padres 5
Brian Giles 8 San Diego Padres 6
David Eckstein 7 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Matt Holliday 7 Colorado Rockies  
Brad Wilkerson 7 Washington Nationals  
Jack Wilson 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jason Bay 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Cristian Guzman 6 Washington Nationals  
Bill Hall 6 Milwaukee Brewers  
Chase Utley 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Lamb 5 Houston Astros 15
Kenny Lofton 5 Philadelphia Phillies  
Felipe Lopez 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Randy Winn 5 San Francisco Giants  
Wilson Betemit 4 Atlanta Braves 19
Luis Castillo 4 Florida Marlins  
Royce Clayton 4 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Craig Counsell 4 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Pedro Feliz 4 San Francisco Giants  
Marcus Giles 4 Atlanta Braves  
Shawn Green 4 Arizona Diamondbacks  



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

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.