My Baseball Fantasy: Trivia: Triple Crown on the Mound

Monday, June 14, 2010

Trivia: Triple Crown on the Mound

The last time an MLB hitter won the triple crown (lead his league in batting average, homers, and RBI) was when Carl Yastrzemski did it in 1967. However, it's more common for a pitcher to win the triple crown (lead his league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA). In fact, there are two pitchers currently active who have won the triple crown. Can you name them?

3 comments:

Greg McConnell said...: Here's a hint. One of these guys won the triple crown in the AL, and the other in the NL. However, neither of these guys is currently pitching in the league where he won his triple crown...; June 14, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Pauly said...: uhh halladay?; June 15, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Greg McConnell said...: The answer is Johan Santana in 2006 for the AL, and Jake Peavy in 2007 for the NL. (You know I like those Chicago connections.); June 15, 2010 at 6:19 PM

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My Baseball History

The first year that I really started paying attention to Major League Baseball was 1990. I was 10 living in Ohio and my favorite team was the Cincinnati Reds. As it turned out, the Reds started that season 9-0 and the excitement pulled this 10-year-old boy along for the ride. I remember quite a bit from that season, including the Reds' eventual sweep of the Oakland A's in the World Series.

The lesson I took from that season was that dreams can come true. Of course, given what's happened to the Reds in the many years that followed, I've learned that nightmares can come true too. ;-)

I've since moved to Chicagoland and now follow the White Sox, Cubs, and Reds. In general, I'm just a baseball fan who enjoys the beauty of the game no matter which teams are playing.