Boston Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski won the Triple Crown in 1967. Yaz hit 326 with 44 home runs and 121 runs batted in. Frank Robinson won the Triple Crown the year before. The Triple Crown has been achieved 13 times in the "Modern Era" (since 1900), and twice before. Rogers Hornsby and Ted Williams are the only men to do it twice. People also refer to the "Pitcher's Triple Crown" if a pitcher leads the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA. This has been more common, most recently achieved by the Twins' Johan Santana in 2006.
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During the 2012 season, Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers became the first player in 45 years to win the Triple Crown of batting. He led the American League with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 runs batted in. It was the first Triple Crown in Major League Baseball since 1967, when Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox led the American League with a .326 batting average, 44 home runs (tied for the lead with Harmon Killebrew) and 121 runs batted in.
Carl Yastrzemski in 1967
He hit 44 home runs, 121 runs batted in, and had a .326 batting average
Batting triple crown
Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 playing for boston
pitching triple crown
Justin Verlander in 2011
and Clayton Kershaw for the NL same year
Carl Yastrzemski was the last player to hit for the Triple Crown. In 1967 Yastrzemski led the American League with a .326 batting Average, 44 home runs, and 121 RBIs.