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MLB Triple Crown

Very few hitters in Major League Baseball history have won the Triple Crown, leading the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. Here's the exclusive club, with related statistics. Click on a player's name for his career stats.
American League MLB Triple Crown
YEARPLAYERHRRBIAVG
1967Carl Yastrzemski, BOS 44121.326
1966Frank Robinson, BAL 49122.316
1956Mickey Mantle, NY 52130.353
1947Ted Williams, BOS 32114.343
1942Ted Williams, BOS 36137.356
1934Lou Gehrig, NY 49165.363
1933Jimmie Foxx, PHI 48163.356
1909Ty Cobb, DET 9115.377
1901Nap Lajoie, PHI 14125.422
National League MLB Triple Crown
YEARPLAYERHRRBIAVG
1937Joe Medwick, STL 31154.374
1933Chuck Klein, PHI 28120.368
1925Rogers Hornsby, STL 39143.403
1922Rogers Hornsby, STL 42152.401
1912Heinie Zimmerman, CHI 14103.372
1894Hugh Duffy, BOS 18145.438
1878Paul Hines, PRO 450.358

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