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Prior to Miguel Cabrera winning the triple crown in 2012, the last Detroit Tiger to win the award was Ty Cobb in 1909.
Carl Yazstremski
The last player to hit for the Triple Crown was Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 when he hit 326, with 44 home runs, and had 121 RBIs.
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Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
A player is said to win the Triple Crown in a given season if he leads his league in batting average, home runs and RBIs. No player has won the Triple Crown in both leagues. The only players to win the Triple Crown more than once were Rogers Hornsby, who won the NL Triple Crown in 1922 and 1925, and Ted Williams, who won the AL Triple Crown in 1942 and 1947. Some people recognize a pitching "Triple Crown" (league leader in wins, ERA and strikeouts), but no player has won that in both leagues either. However, two pitchers with the same last name have won, one in each league: Walter Johnson in the American League in 1913, 1918 and 1924, and Randy Johnson in the National League in 2002.
1977. When he died in 2002 he was the last living Triple Crown winner.
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Mickey Mantle Triple Crown 1956Mickey Mantle was the last New York Yankee to win the triple crown. In 1956 Mickey hit .352 with 52 HRs, and 130 RBIs.
It is not a formal award, but a recognition of a player who leads a league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in during the same season. The last player to achieve the feat was Miguel Cabrera of the 2012 Detroit Tigers, who batted .330, hit 44 home runs and drove in 139 runs. The last National League player to do it was Joe "Ducky" Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937.
Seattle Slew was the last living Triple Crown winner who lived. He passed away on May 7, 2002.