Frank Robinson was National League Rookie of the Year in 1956, American League Triple Crown winner in 1966, National League MVP in 1961 and American League MVP in 1966. I don't know of a second.
You only have to look back to 1966, the year before Boston's Carl Yastrzemski won the American League Triple Crown with a .326 batting average, 44 home runs and 121 runs batted in. During the 1966 season, Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles won the A.L. Triple Crown with a 316 batting average, 49 homers and 122 RBI. The last major leaguer to post a Triple Crown season was Miguel Cabrera of the 2012 Detroit Tigers, who batted .330 with 44 homers and 139 RBI.
No horse won the American Triple Crown in 1918. However, Sir Barton won it a year later, in 1919.
He averaged a triple-double in 1961-1962 BY the next LeBron
1956 Triple Crown SeasonThe 1956 season. Mickey Mantle won the Triple crown, batting .356 with 52 Home Runs, and 130 RBIs.
Frank Robinson was National League Rookie of the Year in 1956, American League Triple Crown winner in 1966, National League MVP in 1961 and American League MVP in 1966. I don't know of a second.
Frank Robinson in the AL Roberto Clemente in the NL Frank Robinson won the triple crown that year, .316-49-122 He also won the World Series MVP. Clemente hit .317-29-119
The last American League player to win the Triple Crown was Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox in 1967 when he hit .326 with 44 HR and 121 RBIs. The year before that Frank Robinson of the Baltimore won the American League Triple Crown, batting .316 with 49 homers and 122 RBIs. Only 6 other American League players and 5 National League players have ever won the Triple Crown.
Yes. The Triple Crown races are for three year olds only.
You only have to look back to 1966, the year before Boston's Carl Yastrzemski won the American League Triple Crown with a .326 batting average, 44 home runs and 121 runs batted in. During the 1966 season, Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles won the A.L. Triple Crown with a 316 batting average, 49 homers and 122 RBI. The last major leaguer to post a Triple Crown season was Miguel Cabrera of the 2012 Detroit Tigers, who batted .330 with 44 homers and 139 RBI.
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All Triple Crown races are restricted to 3 year olds only.
1977. When he died in 2002 he was the last living Triple Crown winner.
Secretariat won the triple crown in 1973. He was the 9th horse to do so in 25 years.
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In 1948.
Saratoga Springs wasn't in the triple crown this year it was Kentucky, Belmont, and somewhere else but it wasn't saratoga