Secretariat - 1973
Seattle Slew - 1977
Affirmed - 1978
14 Players Won the Triple CrownThere have been 14 different players that have won the Triple Crown in hitting with two players dong it twice. Roger Horsby in 1922, and 1925, and Ted Williams in 1942, and 1947. The last to hit for the Triple Crown was Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 when he hit 326, with 44 home runs, and had 121 RBIs.
No the last triple crown winner was Affirmed 1978
1977. When he died in 2002 he was the last living Triple Crown winner.
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.
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Seattle Slew was the last living Triple Crown winner who lived. He passed away on May 7, 2002.
A triple crown winner is one who wins the batting average title, the runs batted in title and the home run title all in one season. The last triple crown winner was Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. A Triple play occurs in baseball when a team records three outs on a single play. The last triple play was Troy Tulowitzki's unassisted triple play on April 29, 2007. Pitchers also have a triple crown. A triple crown pitching winner leads the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA.
Prior to Miguel Cabrera winning the triple crown in 2012, the last Detroit Tiger to win the award was Ty Cobb in 1909.
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Yes, that was Affirmed.