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Who has won the most Triple Crowns in baseball?
The Cardinals
The Cardinals have won the most batting Triple Crowns as a franchise with four. Along with Hornsby’s two, Tip O’Neill won in the now-defunct American Association in 1887 while the team was known as the St. Louis Browns, and Joe Medwick added the Cardinals’ fourth in 1937.
Who is the youngest player to win the Triple Crown?
Guerrero, 22, would be the youngest official Triple Crown winner in AL/NL history, beating out Williams, who in 1942 was in his age-23 season. (He turned 24 on Aug. 30). Ty Cobb was only 22 when he led the AL in all three categories in 1909 — including nine home runs — but that was before RBIs were an official stat.
Has anyone won the Triple Crown in baseball?
Winning a Triple Crown is one of the most difficult feats in baseball, as a player has to lead either the American League or National League in batting average, home runs and RBIs. 2012 — Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers (AL): Miggy captured baseball’s first Triple Crown in 45 years by batting .
Did Mickey Mantle ever win the Triple Crown?
Mantle won the Triple Crown in 1956, when he led the major leagues in batting average (. 353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (RBI) (130). He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and a Gold Glove winner once.
How close is Vlad to the Triple Crown?
He’s the MVP.” There’s no doubt that Vlad’s numbers are MVP-worthy. Going into Sunday’s play, he’s not only two-thirds of the way to the traditional “Triple Crown”—Batting Average: .
Has every Triple Crown winner won MVP?
Since creation of the MVP Award, the seven players who won both a Triple Crown and an MVP were Rogers Hornsby in 1925, Jimmie Foxx in 1933, Joe Medwick in 1937, Mickey Mantle in 1956, Frank Robinson in 1966, Yastrzemski in 1967 and Cabrera in 2012. But their stories aren’t the interesting ones.
Are there any baseball players who have won the Triple Crown?
Very few hitters in Major League Baseball history have won the Triple Crown, leading the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. Here’s the exclusive club, with related statistics.
Who was the baseball Triple Crown winner in 2012?
2012 — Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers (AL): Miggy captured baseball’s first Triple Crown in 45 years by batting .330 with 44 homers and 139 RBIs. Even during the offense-filled 1990s and early 2000s, no player managed to achieve what Cabrera did by leading the AL by four points of batting average, one homer and 11 RBIs.
When did Cy Young win the Triple Crown?
Denton True “Cy” Young of the Boston Americans won the American League Triple Crown in 1901, the first year of the league’s existence. Young led both leagues with 33 wins and an ERA of 1.62 while leading the American League with 158 strikeouts.
Who was the Triple Crown winner in 1930?
Grove won two major league Triple Crowns and led the Athletics to the World Series in both years. Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics won the AL and Major League Triple Crown in both 1930 and 1931. He had superb winning percentages in both years.