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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.