Rogers Hornsby still has his two, but, on the strength of his season, Ted Williams has three. If one wanted to pose the higher standard of a Quadruple Crown, requiring leadership in both batting average and on-base percentage, the asterisked players would have won it: Hornsby twice , Williams twice , and Klein, Gehrig, Robinson, and Yastrzemski. Because OPS has become such a fashionable statistic in recent years, we added it to the new table and find just one instance in which the OPS leader was other than the OBP leader.
Killebrew was third in slugging, behind both Jackson. Ruth won only one batting title. Among players who have appeared in 1, or more major-league games, he holds the fourth-highest walks percentage. Williams ranks first, having walked in The last National League winner was Joe Medwick, way back in What's more, besides these 14 players, few others have even come close.
It is probably unlikely that Cabrera will win again. His production fell off significantly beginning in , at age Will another current player, or a future star, join the ranks of Triple Crown winners? Each season brings new candidates, but no one has yet to break through. A note on the poll: The poll was updated on October 4, , to add Miguel Cabrera. Mickey Mantle's year was one of the greatest years ever- Mickey won the Major League Triple Crown- Leading the American and National League in the top 3 offensive catagories-This feat has not been duplicated since- And this is when baseball had 20 game winners and complete game winners-And there have been many great players in both leagues.
There is no Triple Crown winner in either league. Miguel Cabrera finished in the top 10 in each of the three categories, but no one was really close to winning all three. Puts in perspective Cabrera's accomplishment. I knew it had been a long time. Didn't realize it had been that long. Thanks for reading, tipstoretireearly. It's very difficult to lead the league in all three of Triple Crown batting categories.
So few winners in the history of baseball Cabrera had a terrific year. The fact that he's the first triple crown winner since makes it even more amazing! Thanks so much, Bill. When I originally wrote this back in February, I certainly didn't think I would need to revise it so soon to add a new member of the "club.
You're right that the season was an exciting one for Red Sox fans and for baseball in general. As a Mets fan, though, I found to be more to my liking! Hi Brian. Great, great Hub. I was just a kid but it was Yaz and the Red Sox that got me excited about baseball. For years I have wondered if anyone would ever achieve this again so good for Cabrera.
Well done. VU,sharing, etc I agree on Peavy You did leave a place for comments on your TripleCrownPitchers hub Jake Peavey's triple crown was very quiet Great Hub! I enjoyed reading the stories of the Triple Corwn Winners. As you say, this may be the peak of baseball achievement.
Well done! Yes, I agree that Pujols is the most likely among active players. I'm sure it will never be one of my Mets! Thanks for the comment and vote. Growing up one of my father's favorite stories were always talking about Ted Williams and his Triple Crown seasons and his. This article will cover the history of expansions and franchise moves in MLB.
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Lou Gehrig. Ted Williams. History Talk 0. Mickey Mantle Triple Crown Trophy In baseball , the Triple Crown refers to: A batter who at season's end leads the league in three major categories -- home runs , runs batted in , and batting average. A pitcher who at season's end leads the league in three major categories -- earned run average , wins , and strikeouts. Categories Records Terminology. Universal Conquest Wiki.
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