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Unveiling Baseball’s Elite: The Untold Stories Behind Every Triple Crown Winner in MLB History

Unveiling Baseball’s Elite: The Untold Stories Behind Every Triple Crown Winner in MLB History
National League Triple Crown winners

1936 Josh Gibson, Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL2): .389 BA/18 HRs/66 RBIs

1934 Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees (AL): .363 BA/49 HRs/165 RBIs

This was the era of the Triple Crown with four winners over a five-year stretch. Gehrig was easily the best hitter in baseball in 1934, earning the major league Triple Crown (leading the majors in all three categories). He also finished with 170 runs created, well ahead of the next-best player – Charlie Gehringer of the Tigers with 146. His 208.2 OPS+ was far ahead of Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia A’s (179.3) and his 8.1 batting WAR far surpassed Foxx’s 5.9.

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