Can A-Rod win the Triple Crown?

bxb

So I open up the sports page this morning, and I see A-Rod leads the league in batting, homers and RBIs, the last two by a wide margin.

Anyone think he has a chance for the triple crown? I suppose the batting average would be the toughest one for him.

Bonus: who can name the only two Yankees to win the triple crown - name and year.

perkdog

Mantle 1956 for sure, Ruth 1927 ? I am taking my shot before googling it!

perkdog

And I hate to say it but I think he is very capable of the Triple Crown this year, the BA will be tough but at the clip he is on, it could happen. Lets touch on this subject a bit more after April is through though.

basestealer

Lou Gehrig, 1934. Mickey Mantle, 1956?.

Volver

Sorry, but no Triple Crown. I do not see ARod hitting over .360 for a season and that is what it is going to take to win the batting crown. His April has been crazy, but he will come down to earth soon.

Jdurg

Eventually the pressure of the Yankees' pitching struggles will catch up to him at the plate and he'll start trying to do too much which will hurt his batting average. I can see him leading the league in HR and RBI, but not Batting Average.

(On the plus side, the way the Yankees are going this year he won't have to worry about being booed in the playoffs because NY probably won't make it there this year. )

BobaFett72

it's a long year. Numbers from April don't usually play out for the entire season. It would be interesting to see how close he could come. The yankees don't lack hitting, so AROD is well protected in the lineup and isnt getting pitched around. If Yanks pitiching continues the way its going the Triple crown will be the only thing to cheer about.

perkdog

<< <i>it's a long year. Numbers from April don't usually play out for the entire season. It would be interesting to see how close he could come. The yankees don't lack hitting, so AROD is well protected in the lineup and isnt getting pitched around. If Yanks pitiching continues the way its going the Triple crown will be the only thing to cheer about. >>

Barndog

if anyone in the AL is capable of Triple Crown numbers, it is Arod.

stown

Google is your friend.

American League MLB Triple Crown Winners
YEAR PLAYER HR RBI AVG
1967 Carl Yastrzemski, BOS 44 121 .326
1966 Frank Robinson, BAL 49 122 .316
1956 Mickey Mantle, NY 52 130 .353
1947 Ted Williams, BOS 32 114 .343
1942 Ted Williams, BOS 36 137 .356
1934 Lou Gehrig, NY 49 165 .363
1933 Jimmie Foxx, PHI 48 163 .356
1909 Ty Cobb, DET 9 115 .377
1901 Nap Lajoie, PHI 14 125 .422

National League MLB Triple Crown Winners
YEAR PLAYER HR RBI AVG
1937 Joe Medwick, STL 31 154 .374
1933 Chuck Klein, PHI 28 120 .368
1925 Rogers Hornsby, STL 39 143 .403
1922 Rogers Hornsby, STL 42 152 .401
1912 Heinie Zimmerman, CHI 14 103 .372
1894 Hugh Duffy, BOS 18 145 .438
1878 Paul Hines, PRO 4 50 .358

thegemmintman

Sure he can, bxb. If he continues to blast the HRS the RBI's will automatically follow because Damon, Jeter, and Abreu get on base a lot. I agree with you about the average being the most difficult part of it. He has to get the singles and doubles too which he certainly is capable of.

Barndog

<< <i>I highly doubt his ability to lead the league in BA. It would be awesome if he did though. >>



as much as I am not a Yankee fan, I would enjoy watching a bona-fide Triple Crown chase!