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Triple Crown Winners


Abbreviations: Avg=batting average, HR=home runs, RBI=runs batted in, W=wins, L=losses, ERA=earned-run average, SO=strikeouts

    Batting Triple Crown (Batting Average, Home Runs, and Runs Batted In)
    American League  Team Year  Avg HR RBI       National League  Team Year  Avg HR RBI
    Carl Yastrzemski Bos  1967 .326 44 121       Joe Medwick      StL  1937 .374 31 154
    Frank Robinson   Bal  1966 .316 49 122       Chuck Klein      Phi  1933 .368 28 120
    Mickey Mantle    NY   1956 .353 52 130       Rogers Hornsby   StL  1925 .403 39 143
    Ted Williams     Bos  1947 .343 32 114       Rogers Hornsby   StL  1922 .401 42 152
    Ted Williams     Bos  1942 .356 36 137       Heinie Zimmerman Chi  1912 .372 14 103
    Lou Gehrig       NY   1934 .363 49 165       Paul Hines       Pro  1878 .358  4  50
    Jimmie Foxx      Phi  1933 .356 48 163
    Ty Cobb          Det  1909 .377  9 115
    Nap Lajoie       Phi  1901 .422 14 125
    Hugh Duffy       Bos  1894 .438 18 145


    Pitching Triple Crown (Wins, Strikeouts, and Earned-Run Average)
    American League Team Year  W  L  SO  ERA     National League   Team Year  W  L  SO  ERA
    Roger Clemens   Tor  1998 20  6 271 2.65     Dwight Gooden     NY   1985 24  4 268 1.53
    Roger Clemens   Tor  1997 21  7 292 2.05     Steve Carlton     Phi  1972 27 10 310 1.97
    Hal Newhouser   Det  1945 25  9 212 1.81     Sandy Koufax      LA   1966 27  9 317 1.73
    Lefty Gomez     NY   1937 21 11 194 2.33     Sandy Koufax      LA   1965 26  8 382 2.04
    Lefty Gomez     NY   1934 26  5 158 2.33     Sandy Koufax      LA   1963 25  5 306 1.88
    Lefty Grove     Phi  1931 31  4 175 2.06     Bucky Walters     Cin  1939 27 11 137 2.29
    Lefty Grove     Phi  1930 28  5 209 2.54     Dazzy Vance       Bro  1924 28  6 262 2.16
    Walter Johnson  Was  1924 23  7 158 2.72     Pete Alexander    Chi  1920 27 14 173 1.91
    Walter Johnson  Was  1918 23 13 162 1.27     Hippo Vaughn      Chi  1918 22 10 148 1.74
    Walter Johnson  Was  1913 36  7 303 1.09     Pete Alexander    Phi  1917 30 13 201 1.86
    Rube Waddell    Phi  1905 26 11 287 1.48     Pete Alexander    Phi  1916 33 12 167 1.55
    Cy Young        Bos  1901 33 10 158 1.62     Pete Alexander    Phi  1915 31 10 241 1.22
                                                 Christy Mathewson NY   1908 37 11 259 1.43
                                                 Christy Mathewson NY   1905 31  8 206 1.27
                                                 Amos Rusie        NY   1894 36 13 195 2.78
                                                 John Clarkson     Bos  1889 49 19 284 2.73
                                                 Tim Keefe         NY   1888 35 12 333 1.74
                                                 Old Hoss Radbourn Pro  1884 60 12 441 1.38
                                                 Tommy Bond        Bos  1877 40 17 170 2.11