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In Baseball , the Triple Crown refers to:
#A batter who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories -- Home Run s, Runs Batted In , and Batting Average .
#A pitcher who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories -- Earned Run Average , Win s, and Strikeout s.

The Major League Triple Crown is to be distinguished from the American League and National League Triple Crowns. To win the Major League Triple Crown, the player must lead the entire majors in each of the three categories and not just his individual league, making the Major League Triple Crown significantly more difficult to attain. The last player to win the Major League Triple Crown in hitting was Mickey Mantle in 1956 , while the last person to win the Major League Triple Crown in pitching was Dwight Gooden in 1985 .


FAST FACTS: BATTING

  • Last Triple Crown Winner: Carl Yastrzemski, BOS, 1967.

  • Last Major League Triple Crown Winner (lead majors in all 3 categories): Mickey Mantle, NYY, 1956.

  • Last American League Triple Crown Winner (lead AL in all 3 categories): Carl Yastrzemski, BOS, 1967.

  • Last National League Triple Crown Winner (lead NL in all 3 categories): Joe Medwick , STL-N, 1937.

  • Only Two-Time Winners: Rogers Hornsby , STL-N, 1922, 1925; Ted Williams , BOS-A, 1942, 1947.



BATTING TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS

Names in bold also won the Major League Triple Crown.


National League winners



American League Winners



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION WINNERS



FAST FACTS: PITCHING

  • Last Triple Crown Winner: Randy Johnson , ARI, 2002.

  • Last Major League Triple Crown Winner (lead majors in all 3 categories): Dwight Gooden, NYM, 1985.

  • Last American League Triple Crown Winner (lead AL in all 3 categories): Pedro Martínez , BOS, 1999.

  • Last National League Triple Crown Winner (lead NL in all 3 categories): Randy Johnson, ARI, 2002.

  • Most Triple Crowns: Grover Cleveland Alexander , 4 (PHI-N, 1915, 1916, 1917; CHI-N, 1920).



PITCHING TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS

Names in bold also won the Major League Triple Crown.


National League winners



American Association winners



American League winners