| AL Triple Crown | YEAR PLAYER RBI | 1967 Carl Yastrzemski 121 | 1966 Frank Robinson 122 | 1956 Mickey Mantle 130 |
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Who was the last baseball Triple Crown winner?
Louis Cardinals (NL): It's now been more than 80 years since
Medwick
won the NL's last Triple Crown. The Hall of Fame left fielder set career highs with a . 374 average, 31 homers and 154 RBIs, also leading the league in slugging (.
Who has a Triple Crown in baseball?
| AL Triple Crown | YEAR PLAYER RBI | 1967 Carl Yastrzemski 121 | 1966 Frank Robinson 122 | 1956 Mickey Mantle 130 |
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Is there a Triple Crown for pitchers?
The Triple Crown of pitching is “awarded” to the pitcher who leads — or ties — his league in three major pitching areas:
1: wins 2: strikeouts and 3: earned run average
. All three of those categories must be led or tied at the end of the season in order to be part of a Triple Crown performance.
How many people have won Triple Crowns?
In the history of the Triple Crown,
13 horses
have won all three races: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015), and Justify (2018).
Who hit the most triples in MLB history?
| Rank Player (yrs, age) Triples | 1. Sam Crawford+ (19) 309 | 2. Ty Cobb+ (24) 295 | 3. Honus Wagner+ (21) 252 | 4. Jake Beckley+ (20) 244 |
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Who has won the most Triple Crowns?
O'Sullivan
has won the most Triple Crown titles, with 20, while Hendry has won 18 and Davis 15.
Has anyone ever batted .400 for a season?
Ted Williams
is the last player to post a . 400 batting average in a season, achieving the feat in 1941.
Who was the only player to win MVP in both leagues?
Frank Robinson
is the only player to win the award in both the American and National Leagues.
How many players have 3000 hits and 500 home runs?
Only
six players
have 3,000 hits and 500 homers: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez and Eddie Murray. His pursuit of these big numbers has become a bright spot for a Detroit team that finally seems to be emerging from a difficult rebuild, approaching a .500 record.
What is it called when a pitcher throws 4 balls or hits a batter?
(a) The Official Scorer shall score a base on balls whenever a batter is awarded first base because of four balls having been pitched outside the strike zone, but when the fourth such ball touches the batter it shall be scored as a “hit batter.” …
Did Babe Ruth win the Triple Crown?
Babe Ruth never won a Triple Crown
but he won the OBP Triple Crown 5 times in his career. Heinie Zimmerman was credited with winning 1912 National League Triple Crown with a line of .
Who hit the most home runs in 2012?
| HOME RUNS | 1. Miguel Cabrera 44 | 2. Josh Hamilton 43 | 3. Curtis Granderson 43 | 4. Edwin Encarnacion 42 |
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Has a filly won the Triple Crown?
Winning Colors (1988), Genuine Risk (1980) and Regret (1915)
are the only fillies to win the Kentucky Derby. … Winning Colors and Genuine Risk are the only two fillies to compete in all three Triple Crown races.
Which Triple Crown race is the longest?
Belmont Stakes
The longest of the three triple crown races at 1.5 miles; often referred to as the “Test of the Champion.” Secretariat set a world record at the race that still stands for the mile and a half distance on a dirt track at 2:24.
What was Secretariat's nickname?
In 1973, arguably the greatest race horse of all time, Secretariat, won the Kentucky Derby. Nicknamed
“Big Red”
, for his reddish brown color, Secretariat broke several records in his 16 month racing career.
