Remembering Mets History (2005) Jose Reyes Hits Seven Triples Over Ten Day Span

May 2005: Jose Reyes was playing in his third big league season but his first full season as a regular player. The speedy Reyes would lead the league in triples for the first of four times in his career. In 2005 he would 17 for the first in back-to-back seasons leading the league both years.

From May 16th to May 26th, in ten games over a ten day stretch Reyes would collect seven triples, batting .333 with 15 hits 9 RBIs 7 runs scored & three stolen bases.

May 16th: At Shea Stadium, Jose Reyes led off the bottom of the 1st with a triple to center field. then scored on Carlos Beltran's sac fly. Reyes collected two hits on the night as the Mets went on to beat the Reds 9-2. 

After going hitless the next night, Jose collected a pair of triples with a muti-three hit game, with two runs scored & an RBI helping the Mets sweep the series with the Reds. In the bottom of the 3rd inning he led off with a triple off Eric Milton then scored on an error. 

In the 8th with the Mets ahead 6-3, Jose led off with his second triple of the night, this one-off Danny Graves. He would score on Miguel Cairo's sac fly, as the Mets went on to a 10-6 win.

May 21st: In that year's subway series Saturday matinee at Shea Stadium, Reyes had a three-hit day, driving in four runs in the Mets 7-1 win. In the bottom of the 8th, with two men Reyes tripled off Buddy Groom giving the Mets the 7-0 lead. 

But the highlight of the day was Mets pitcher Dae-Sung Koo's double off Randy Johnson. Koo would next score on Reyes' bunt when no one was covering home plate. Koo beat catcher Jorge Posada in race to the plate.

The Mets went on to Atlanta where they were swept by the rival Braves. Reyes kept his five-game hit streak going, collecting two hits. In the 9th inning he collected his fifth triple in seven days with this one-off Danny Kolb.

Three days later in South Florida, Reyes had another big night, hitting a pair of triples driving in two runs in the 12-4 Mets win behind Kris Benson.

In the top of the 2nd, after the pitcher Kris Benson had hit an RBI single, Reyes collected a two-run triple driving in David Wright & Benson making it 3-1 Mets. In the top of the 7th, Reyes second triple of the game scored Eric Valent with his third RBI of the night.

Trivia: In addition to leading the NL in triples, he would top the league in stolen bases for the first of three straight seasons. He would also lead the league in at bats & plate appearances playing in 161 games. The exciting career of Jose Reyes was just getting started.