TRIPLE CROWN of Baseball...***WHO was the last man to win it???

[IntuitionBET]

Who was the last MLB player to win the TRIPLE CROWN in Baseball and what year was it?
Only 14 players in history have won it.

Hint: Mickey Mantle was one and had 52 homers when he won but he was not the last.

This year there are 3 contenders that have a good shot at it. Who are they?

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Triple Crown:
1) Highest batting average
2) Highest number of HR's
3) Highest number of RBI

 

[hookem+]

Yaz

 

[PatrickMcIrish]

Yaz

This years most likely - Pujols. Incredible year.

 

[PatrickMcIrish]

Other contenders? Boone? Delgado?

 

[jateeluv]

i think delgado has the best shot this year. Pujols wont' hit enough homers. sheffield won't beat out pujols' average.

who was the last pitcher to win the pitching triple crown? era, wins, strikeouts?

 

[IntuitionBET]

jateeluv - Congrats! You are the first here at the Rx to name the 3 contenders for this year's shot at the TRIPLE CROWN. Odd's are none of them will make it BUT you never know.

Pujols of the Cards
Sheffield of the Braves
Delgado of Toronto

No one still has named the last winner of MLB baseball's TRIPLE CROWN.

Hint...Simon & Garfunkle

 

[blueedwards]

yastremski in 67 no?

 

[IntuitionBET]

blue edwards - CORRECT ! Yastremski led the league in 67 in batting,HR's and runs batted in.

The last time it was won in the National League was way back in 1937 by Joe Medwick

Now who knows what team Medwick played on?

 

[JOH]

Actually, Yaz with an asterisk. In 1967, he tied for the home-run title with Harmon Killebrew.

The last outright winner was Frank Robinson in '66.

Medwick played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

 

[vinividivinci]

Think Medwick played for Cubs


VVV

 

[vinividivinci]

Also, Hookem and McIrish had Yaz earlier.


VVV

 

[IntuitionBET]

Vini - yeah but they didn't give the year. And technically Yaz TIED the league record.

Just the year before in 1966 Frank Robinson won it. NEVER gain will we see it won back to back like that.

And technically Robinson was the LAST true TRIPLE CROWN winner. As he beat the league record insted of tieing it like Yaz.

And Micky Mantle was the only TRIPLE CROWN winner to hit at least 50 homeruns when he won it in 1956..he had 52 H.R.'s

Only 14 players in the history of baseball have ever won the TRIPLE CROWN

 

[IntuitionBET]

Jack of Hearts - Sorry I didn't see your post.

You KNOW your baseball

 

[JOH]

I still say Medwick was a Cardinal.

 

[blueedwards]

medwick - st. louis browns

 

[Journeyman]

Joe Medwick was on the St.Louis Cardinals..this is a no brainer, lol..

 

[Banned4Life]

Today (June 19) would've been the 100th birthday of possibly the greatest player of all time...

 

[FunkSoulBrother]

For the triple crown do they have to lead both leagues or just AL or NL?

 

[IntuitionBET]

Banned4Life - He was probably the best all around player to ever live.

FunkSoulBrother - They have to lead the MLB...meaning the best of both leagues.