Who was the last Triple Crown winner in MLB?
Miguel Cabrera
MLB Triple Crown
| AL Triple Crown | ||
|---|---|---|
| YEAR | PLAYER | TEAM |
| 2012 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers |
| 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore Orioles |
How do you win the Triple Crown in pitching?
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.
Did Babe Ruth ever 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 .
How many times did Mickey Mantle win the Triple Crown?
He won the MVP Award three times, came in second three times, and came within nine votes of winning five times. 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).
How many players have 3000 hits and 500 home runs?
six players
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.
Who hit the most triples in MLB history?
Sam Crawford+
Career Leaders & Records for Triples
| 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 |
Who holds Triple Crown in pitching?
Pitching Triple Crowns
| Year Lg | Player | Team/(W-L, ERA, SO) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 AL | Shane Bieber | CLE 8-1, 1.63, 122 SO |
| 2011 AL | Justin Verlander | DET 24-5, 2.40, 250 SO |
| 2011 NL | Clayton Kershaw | LAD 21-5, 2.28, 248 SO |
| 2007 NL | Jake Peavy | SDP 19-6, 2.54, 240 SO |
How many Triple Crown winners are there?
13 Triple Crown winners
There have been 13 Triple Crown winners in history, with the only two immortalized horses of the last four decades guided by Baffert in the last six years.
Who has won the most Triple Crowns?
Ronnie O’Sullivan has won 20 Triple Crown titles—the most by any player in history—including a record seven UK titles and a record seven Masters titles.
Has a baseball team ever scored 1000 runs in a season?
The first time a team scored at least 1,000 runs in a season was in 1930, when the Yankees scored 1,062 runs and the St. Louis Cardinals scored 1,004 runs. The Yankees finished third, 16 games behind the A’s, and the Cardinals lost the World Series to the A’s.
How many people have won the baseball Triple Crown?
There have only been 17 Triple Crown winners in baseball history. Some of the more famous recipients include Frank Robinson (1966), Mickey Mantle (1956), Ted Williams (1942, 1947), Lou Gehrig (1934), Jimmie Foxx (1933), Rogers Horsby (192, 1925), and Ty Cobb (1909). Hornsby and Williams are the only players to have won multiple awards.
Which baseball team has most batting Triple Crown winners?
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.
Which baseball players have won the Triple Crown twice?
Triple Crown (baseball) Rogers Hornsby (left) and Ted Williams (right) are the only batters to have won the Triple Crown twice. Hornsby achieved this in 1922 and 1925, while Williams accomplished this in 1942 and 1947.
What do baseball players have won the Triple Crown?
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