Triple Crown Winner

Klew1986 · 10-13-2012, 12:15 PM

So in my Rockies game, Carlos Gonzalez won the triple crown in the National League....as well as Miguel Cabrera in the AL.

Has anyone else ever had two Triple Crown winners in the same season?

mike2228 · 10-13-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Klew1986

So in my Rockies game, Carlos Gonzalez won the triple crown in the National League....as well as Miguel Cabrera in the AL.

Has anyone else ever had two Triple Crown winners in the same season?

In one of my online leagues my team had a hitter win the hitting triple crown and a pitcher win the pitching triple crown in the same season.

SandMan · 10-13-2012, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Klew1986

Has anyone else ever had two Triple Crown winners in the same season?

No. I did have a player finish 1st in AVG, 3rd in HR and 1st in RBI and in the other league a player finish 3rd in AVG, 1st in HR and 2nd in RBI. Not really close to two TC winners but that is the closest I have had. Looking back at my 80 seasons I have never had a TC winner - hitting or pitching.

madJ · 10-13-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mike2228

In one of my online leagues my team had a hitter win the hitting triple crown and a pitcher win the pitching triple crown in the same season.

I almost had the same thing happen in my solo league. My LF won the triple crown. But my #1 SP missed the pitching triple crown by 4 Ks. My pitcher would have won back to back triple crowns as well if he had struck out 4 more batters.

The Game · 10-13-2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Klew1986

So in my Rockies game, Carlos Gonzalez won the triple crown in the National League....as well as Miguel Cabrera in the AL.

Has anyone else ever had two Triple Crown winners in the same season?

Yes, but it probably doesn't count since they were both custom players. I lead the AL in AVG .378 tied for HR at 38 and lead in RBI at 126 1 more then my teammate who tied me for HR. A RF in the NL won his 3rd TC in a row.

RchW · 10-13-2012, 05:22 PM

No triple crown in my league for 41 years.

scott1964 · 10-13-2012, 09:04 PM

My batting ones

1891 Denny Lyons
1896 Nap Lajoie
1899 Nap Lajoie
1901 Nap Lajoie
1920 Babe Ruth
1926 Lou Gehrig
1931 Chuck Klein

My pitching
Dean of New York Wins Pitching Triple Crown
Monday, October 2nd, 1933
You wouldn't have to be a baseball genius to think Dizzy Dean will win the coveted Outstanding Pitcher Award this year. The New York Yankees ace certainly has the numbers to take it, topping the American League with 25 wins, 2.24 ERA and 185 strikeouts to win the Pitching Triple Crown.

Might have another from wayback.

Tram2Whitaker · 10-13-2012, 09:47 PM

In OOTP 11, I had that happen, but it was Pujols (NL), and ARoid (AL)

OBSL Commish · 10-13-2012, 10:29 PM

I had four Triple Crown winners in the same season!

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ad-happen.html

RchW · 10-14-2012, 07:33 PM

You need to adjust your league totals.

OBSL Commish · 10-14-2012, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

You need to adjust your league totals.

I haven't had any Triple Crown winners since. I'm in 2029 now and had one player get close in 2017. My long-time LF, Bill Scott, who I drafted in 2013, hit 75 HRs and had 149 RBI but missed the batting title by 16 points. He's averaged 42 HRs a year since then and is getting close to Hank Aaron all-time.

I personally like having those statistical anomalies like Scott. Less than five players hit over 40 HR each year in both leagues combined and league average ERA is around 4.65 usually. So the league totals seem fine to me.

RchW · 10-14-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by OBSL Commish

I haven't had any Triple Crown winners since. I'm in 2029 now and had one player get close in 2017. My long-time LF, Bill Scott, who I drafted in 2013, hit 75 HRs and had 149 RBI but missed the batting title by 16 points. He's averaged 42 HRs a year since then and is getting close to Hank Aaron all-time.

I personally like having those statistical anomalies like Scott. Less than five players hit over 40 HR each year in both leagues combined and league average ERA is around 4.65 usually. So the league totals seem fine to me.

Yeah, I should have used a tongue-in-cheek smiley.

OBSL Commish · 10-14-2012, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Yeah, I should have used a tongue-in-cheek smiley.

LOL! Ah, I didn't catch the sarcasm!

scott1964 · 10-15-2012, 12:59 AM

Another

Greenberg Captures Triple Crown
Monday, October 1st, 1934
Hank Greenberg of St. Louis roared out of the gate and never looked back. The 23-year-old powerhouse slammed 48 home runs, had 155 RBIs and batted a solid .363 on the year to grab the American League Triple Crown, the 8th one in NABL history.

BaseballMan · 10-15-2012, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by scott1964

Another

Greenberg Captures Triple Crown
Monday, October 1st, 1934
Hank Greenberg of St. Louis roared out of the gate and never looked back. The 23-year-old powerhouse slammed 48 home runs, had 155 RBIs and batted a solid .363 on the year to grab the American League Triple Crown, the 8th one in NABL history.

I think Ted Williams had 8 in my recent one. Seems like a triple crown is easier to do in the ootp world.
The all time hitting streak was 56 games but not by Dimaggio.

SandMan · 10-17-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Klew1986

Has anyone else ever had two Triple Crown winners in the same season?

84 seasons in one league without seeing any triple crown winners. I just started a new league and I have 3 Triple Crown Winners ( 2 batting, 1 pitching). One of the batting TC winner was on my team and had a .398-69-201 year. I have never had this kind of a season ever. It will probably be another 84 seasons before I see anything like this again.....

CarolinaSoxfan · 10-17-2012, 05:28 PM

Miguel Cabrera won it in my 2012 Quickstart league. In my 1939 league I had Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx battling for all three categories but in the end Barney McCosky spoiled the party and won the batting crown. In the NL, Johnny Mize was leading all three for much of the year but lost out in the HR category

The Game · 10-17-2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SandMan

84 seasons in one league without seeing any triple crown winners. I just started a new league and I have 3 Triple Crown Winners ( 2 batting, 1 pitching). One of the batting TC winner was on my team and had a .398-69-201 year. I have never had this kind of a season ever. It will probably be another 84 seasons before I see anything like this again.....

201? I have never seen higher then 149 RBI in any league I have played. I did have a guy at 215 on Hardball but half that game had guys with 200 RBI.

SandMan · 10-17-2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

201? I have never seen higher then 149 RBI in any league I have played. I did have a guy at 215 on Hardball but half that game had guys with 200 RBI.

Yes, 201 RBI. The second place finisher only had 141 RBI. I have never seen stats like that in probably 500+ seasons played over the years. In the league I have 84 seasons played the league record is still 51 for HR, 151 for RBI and .384 for batting average.

Good news I just signed an extension for my triple crown winner for 4 years at $10.6M per season. He was going into arbitration and the team offer was $10.5M so I think I got him at a steal. Lets see what he can do for an encore.

EDIT: Luke Cooper wins the TC for the second straight season .353-58-152

EDIT 2: Wins TC for the third straight season .379-54-165

EDIT 3: Missed out on TC .356-47-156 (Leader in RBI had 166, but Cooper led in AVG and HR)

MacIsaacM · 10-22-2012, 04:19 PM

I haven't had one yet -- did have Strasburg get the pitcher's Triple Crown, however.

Sadly enough, since you mention Carlos Gonzalez, he was an RBI away from the Triple Crown two seasons ago, then broke his knee, and is now whittling away in AAA, seemingly having never recovered.

10-13-2012, 05:22 PM	#6
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10-13-2012, 09:04 PM	#7
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	My batting ones 1891 Denny Lyons 1896 Nap Lajoie 1899 Nap Lajoie 1901 Nap Lajoie 1920 Babe Ruth 1926 Lou Gehrig 1931 Chuck Klein My pitching Dean of New York Wins Pitching Triple Crown Monday, October 2nd, 1933 You wouldn't have to be a baseball genius to think Dizzy Dean will win the coveted Outstanding Pitcher Award this year. The New York Yankees ace certainly has the numbers to take it, topping the American League with 25 wins, 2.24 ERA and 185 strikeouts to win the Pitching Triple Crown. Might have another from wayback. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals. Last edited by scott1964; 10-13-2012 at 09:06 PM.

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10-14-2012, 07:33 PM	#10
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	You need to adjust your league totals. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

10-15-2012, 12:59 AM	#14
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	Another Greenberg Captures Triple Crown Monday, October 1st, 1934 Hank Greenberg of St. Louis roared out of the gate and never looked back. The 23-year-old powerhouse slammed 48 home runs, had 155 RBIs and batted a solid .363 on the year to grab the American League Triple Crown, the 8th one in NABL history. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

10-13-2012, 12:15 PM	#1
Klew1986 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,727	Triple Crown Winner So in my Rockies game, Carlos Gonzalez won the triple crown in the National League....as well as Miguel Cabrera in the AL. Has anyone else ever had two Triple Crown winners in the same season?

10-13-2012, 10:29 PM	#9
OBSL Commish All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 945	I had four Triple Crown winners in the same season! http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ad-happen.html

10-17-2012, 05:28 PM	#17
CarolinaSoxfan Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 245	Miguel Cabrera won it in my 2012 Quickstart league. In my 1939 league I had Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx battling for all three categories but in the end Barney McCosky spoiled the party and won the batting crown. In the NL, Johnny Mize was leading all three for much of the year but lost out in the HR category __________________ Read About My Historical Replays using Out of the Park Baseball Get Out of the Park Baseball Historical Mods What if Alex Rodriguez Had Been Traded to the Boston Red Sox? An OOTP Alternate History Simulation

10-22-2012, 04:19 PM	#20
MacIsaacM Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 110	I haven't had one yet -- did have Strasburg get the pitcher's Triple Crown, however. Sadly enough, since you mention Carlos Gonzalez, he was an RBI away from the Triple Crown two seasons ago, then broke his knee, and is now whittling away in AAA, seemingly having never recovered.