Unveiling Baseball’s Elite: The Untold Stories Behind Every Triple Crown Winner in MLB History
1933 Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics (AL): .356 BA/48 HRs/163 RBIs
1933 Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies (NL): .368 BA/28 HRs/120 RBIs
Philadelphia was the home of the Triple Crown in 1933. It marked the only time in baseball history that a player in each league won the Triple Crown in the same season. Foxx easily ruled in the home run and RBI categories, while Klein had the advantage in the batting average department. Opposing pitchers no doubt dreaded the trip to Philly that year.
1930 Willie Wells, St. Louis Stars (NNL): .413 BA/17 HRs/116 RBIs
1926 Mule Suttles, St. Louis Stars (NNL): .425 BA/32 HRs/130 RBIs
1925 Oscar Charleston, Harrisburg Giants (ECL): .427 BA/20 HRs/97 RBIs
1925 Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals (NL): .403 BA/39 HRs/143 RBIs
Hornsby became the first player to win two Triple Crowns in 1925. Of the 13 occasions someone has hit .400 or better in a single season in the modern era (since 1901), Hornsby and Cobb are the only players with three of them. Hornsby, however, has the best mark over that span at .424 between his two National League Triple Crowns in 1924.



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