Triple Crown (baseball)

Triple Crown (baseball): An achievement for leading a league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI) in the same season

Tommy Bond achieves first pitching Triple Crown

1877

Tommy Bond became the first major league pitcher to achieve the pitching Triple Crown, playing in the National League.

Tip O'Neill wins Triple Crown in the American Association

1887

Tip O'Neill won the batting Triple Crown while playing for the St. Louis Browns in the American Association. During that season, he achieved 14 home runs, 123 RBIs, and a .435 batting average.

Hugh Duffy wins Triple Crown in the National League

1894

Hugh Duffy achieved the batting Triple Crown playing for the Boston Beaneaters in the National League. He recorded 18 home runs, 145 RBIs, and a .440 batting average.

Nap Lajoie wins Triple Crown in the American League

1901

Nap Lajoie won the batting Triple Crown playing for the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League. He achieved 14 home runs, 125 RBIs, and a .426 batting average.

Rogers Hornsby wins first Triple Crown

1922

Rogers Hornsby won his first batting Triple Crown with the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League. He achieved 42 home runs, 152 RBIs, and a .401 batting average.

Rogers Hornsby wins second Triple Crown

1925

Rogers Hornsby achieved his second batting Triple Crown with the St. Louis Cardinals, leading the National League in home runs (39), RBIs (143), and batting average (.403).

Lefty Grove wins pitching Triple Crown

1930

Lefty Grove won the pitching Triple Crown with the Philadelphia Athletics, leading the American League with a 2.54 ERA, 28 wins, and 209 strikeouts.

Lefty Grove wins second consecutive pitching Triple Crown

1931

Lefty Grove achieved the pitching Triple Crown for the second consecutive year with the Philadelphia Athletics, leading the American League with a 2.06 ERA, 31 wins, and 175 strikeouts.

Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown

1934

Lou Gehrig achieved the batting Triple Crown playing for the New York Yankees in the American League. He recorded 49 home runs, 165 RBIs, and a .363 batting average.

Joe Medwick wins Triple Crown

1937

Joe Medwick won the batting Triple Crown with the St. Louis Cardinals, leading the National League with 31 home runs, 154 RBIs, and a .374 batting average.

Ted Williams wins first Triple Crown

1942

Ted Williams achieved the batting Triple Crown with the Boston Red Sox, leading the American League with 36 home runs, 137 RBIs, and a .356 batting average.

Ted Williams wins second Triple Crown

1947

Ted Williams won his second batting Triple Crown with the Boston Red Sox, leading the American League with 32 home runs, 114 RBIs, and a .343 batting average.

Mickey Mantle wins Triple Crown

1956

Mickey Mantle achieved the batting Triple Crown playing for the New York Yankees in the American League. He recorded 52 home runs, 130 RBIs, and a .353 batting average.

Carl Yastrzemski wins Triple Crown

1967

Carl Yastrzemski won the batting Triple Crown with the Boston Red Sox, leading the American League with 44 home runs, 121 RBIs, and a .326 batting average.

Hiromitsu Ochiai wins first Triple Crown in Japan

1982

Hiromitsu Ochiai won the batting Triple Crown in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, achieving 32 home runs, 99 RBIs, and a .325 batting average.

Hiromitsu Ochiai wins second Triple Crown in Japan

1985

Hiromitsu Ochiai achieved his second batting Triple Crown in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, with 52 home runs, 146 RBIs, and a .367 batting average.

Sun Dong-yol wins first KBO League pitching Triple Crown

1989

Sun Dong-yol won the KBO League pitching Triple Crown with a .875 winning percentage, 1.17 ERA and 198 strikeouts.

Sun Dong-yol wins second consecutive KBO League pitching Triple Crown

1990

Sun Dong-yol won the KBO League pitching Triple Crown for the second consecutive year with a .786 winning percentage, 1.13 ERA and 22 strikeouts.

Miguel Cabrera wins Triple Crown

2012

Miguel Cabrera achieved the batting Triple Crown playing for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. He recorded 44 home runs, 139 RBIs, and a .330 batting average.

MLB designates Negro league records as major league status

2020 Dec 16

Major League Baseball announced that the records of Negro league baseball from 1920 to 1948 would be designated as major league status.

Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal achieve pitching Triple Crown

2024

Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal are the most recent major league pitchers to achieve the pitching Triple Crown.

Tommy Bond achieves first pitching Triple Crown

Tip O'Neill wins Triple Crown in the American Association

Hugh Duffy wins Triple Crown in the National League

Nap Lajoie wins Triple Crown in the American League

Rogers Hornsby wins first Triple Crown

Rogers Hornsby wins second Triple Crown

Lefty Grove wins pitching Triple Crown

Lefty Grove wins second consecutive pitching Triple Crown

Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown

Joe Medwick wins Triple Crown

Ted Williams wins first Triple Crown

Ted Williams wins second Triple Crown

Mickey Mantle wins Triple Crown

Carl Yastrzemski wins Triple Crown

Hiromitsu Ochiai wins first Triple Crown in Japan

Hiromitsu Ochiai wins second Triple Crown in Japan

Sun Dong-yol wins first KBO League pitching Triple Crown

Sun Dong-yol wins second consecutive KBO League pitching Triple Crown

Miguel Cabrera wins Triple Crown

MLB designates Negro league records as major league status

Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal achieve pitching Triple Crown

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