Triple Crown Winners

Dboneesq

After hearing the Trivia Question on the All-Star Game, I looked up some stats about Baseball Triple Crown Winners.

1. It's happened only 9 times in the American League ... and TWICE by Ted Williams.

2. It's happened only 5 times in the National League ... and TWICE by Rogers Hornsby.

3. It's been 42 years since it's been done in the American League.

4. It's been 72 years since it's been done in the National League.

5. The ONLY player to win the Triple Crown with 50+ homers is Mickey Mantle.

6. The LEAST amount of Home Runs for a triple crown winner is 9 ... Ty Cobb in 1909.

7. The LOWEST batting average for a Triple Crown winner was .316 ... Frank Robinson in 1966.

8. The ONLY year where it happened in BOTH leagues was 1933 ... Jimmie Foxx in AL and Chuck Klein in NL.

WinPitcher

Did you count guys like Hugh Duffy or did you just count from 1901?

Steve

Dboneesq

Duffy (1894) was included

18 HR

145 RBI

.438 AVG

CDsNuts

I believe Sir Barton was the first Triple Crown winner.

Dboneesq

<< <i>I believe Sir Barton was the first Triple Crown winner. >>



Sorry ... he was 1919

TWO AL players and ONE NL player did it before him! LMAO

SDSportsFan

Also, regarding #8 in the OP, both Foxx and Klein played in the same city...Foxx for the Philadelphia A's and Klein for the Phillies.


Steve

fur72

The question is will it ever happen again? Also will anyone hit .400 for the season?

Unreal that at one point 9 HR's was enough to win the tripple crown no matter how long ago.

RonBurgundy

Affirmed and Seattle Slew were studs.

fandango

<< <i>The question is will it ever happen again? Also will anyone hit .400 for the season?

Unreal that at one point 9 HR's was enough to win the tripple crown no matter how long ago. >>



that was called the "deadball" era for a reason.....

its a different game today.....

markj111

Interesting note about Williams' Triple Crowns-he was not the MVP either year.

VitoCo1972

Nope, I was incorrect. I thought Yaz may have hit lower than .316 in 67 during the era of the raised pitching mound. He hit .326. Interesting stuff, Doug.

jackstraw

Mantle's 52 HR's in 1956 + a 353 avg today would have everybody screaming steroids.

digicat

When did they first start recognizing the Triple Crown as an acomplsihment? Has it always been?

caramelcollector

well, its easy to go back and look at the stats, but i dont think it was recogonized in the deadball era....

ernie11

<< <i>The question is will it ever happen again? Also will anyone hit .400 for the season?

Unreal that at one point 9 HR's was enough to win the tripple crown no matter how long ago. >>



Don't think anyone's going to hit .400 too soon. As for a Triple Crown, if anyone can do it today, it's Pujols.

Dboneesq

<< <i>When did they first start recognizing the Triple Crown as an acomplsihment? Has it always been? >>



Cat ... not sure when they first started recognizing it, but I believe the first one in the NL (AL was later on) was in 1894.

fandango

cool thread



possible chance this year in the American league and national league...

Hamilton, Cabrera, Votto, and of course Pujols have real shots at a triple crown...

will we se a repeat of 1933 when it happened in BOTH leagues?

this is gonna be one heck of a finish!!!

DavidPuddy

<< <i>cool thread

possible chance this year in the American league and national league...

Hamilton, Cabrera, Votto, and of course Pujols have real shots at a triple crown...

will we se a repeat of 1933 when it happened in BOTH leagues?

this is gonna be one heck of a finish!!! >>



Don't be silly. No one in the American League has a chance.
Votto, and Pujols do have a shot in the NL.

Toro

There is a chance in the AL only if Jose Bautista gets injured o Josh Hamilton goes on a HR tear. I'd root for Cabrera but he hasn't hit 40 home runs before. Watch out for him in the next 5 years though.