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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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Who won the triple crown before Carl Yastrzemski?
Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles won it in 1966.
Did carl yastrzemski ever get his triple crown trophy?
His name was spelled incorrectly on it, and never corrected. It is now in the hands of a collector in the Chicago area.
In baseball what is a triple crown and a triple play?
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.
What do you have to do to get a baseball triple crown?
Hitting - Lead your lead in batting average, home runs and RBI. Pitching - Lead your league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. Carl Yastrzemski won the last hitting triple crown in 1967 with the Red Sox, recording a .326 average, 44 HR and 121 RBI. Jake Peavy won the last pitching triple crown in 2007 with the Padres, getting 19 wins, 240 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.54.
Who was the last person to win the triple crown for baseball?
2 Players Won the Triple Crown TwiceRoger Hornsby won the Triple Crown twice. In 1922 he hit .401, 42 HR, 152 RBI, and in 1925 .403, 39 HR, 143 RBI. Ted Williams did it twice as well hitting .356, 36 HR, 137 RBI in 1942, and .343, 32 HR, 114 RBI in 1947.
