Posted on 06/06/2015 5:35:21 PM PDT by servo1969
Miguel Cabrera in 2012 for the Tigers.
No, the last triple crown winner in MLB was Miguel Cabrera in 2012. Carl Yastrzemski won in 1967. The last NL Triple Crown Winner was Joseph “Ducky” Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937. Rogers Hornsby (1922 and 1925)and Ted Williams (1942 and 1947) are the only players to win a Triple Crown twice.
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I guess you are right. I thought that he had just put a reserve on his horse.
You never know. They had a cluster of triple crown winners in the 70’s. Maybe they will have a few close together again.
It was a very exciting race. To see him fly out in front of all the others was so thrilling. Kudos to his wonderful jockey as well. Not every day one gets to see a Triple Crown!
His great great great grandsire is Secretariat.
This horse now stands to command 6 to 7 million a year in stud fees for many years to come, according to ESPN. Yeah, great ROI!
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Yaz's TC had an asterisk (he tied for the AL lead in HRs), but he was never treated the way Frick treated Maris in 1961. Frank Robinson in 1966 was the last undisputed MLB TC winner, leading outright in all three categories.
Would AP's TC have an asterisk if he was in a DH for the win in the Belmont?
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