1. It means a player won the home run title three consecutive years.
   It refers to batting accomplishments.
2. It means a player has been voted homecoming king three years in a row.

In MLB, the Triple Crown refers to an amazing batting accomplishment. In general, it means a player led in three major essential categories in a single season.

1. RBIs
   total home runs
2. ERA

ERA is pitching statistic. The batting Triple Crown generally goes to the player who leads in home runs, RBIs and batting average.

1. 177 times
   17 times
2. twice

In the history of the major leagues, the Triple Crown has only been achieved 17 times. That means these players are legendary.

1. Carl Yastrzemski
   Barry Bonds
2. Cal Ripken, Jr.

In 1967, Carl Yastrzemski made history by becoming a Triple Crown winner. He is still one of the most famous left fielders in Red Sox lore.

1. 1 year
   10 years
2. 45 years

Triple Crowns are exceedingly rare. After Yastrzemski won, it was 45 years before Miguel Cabrera won the next.

1. Derek Jeter
   Alex Rodriguez
2. Mickey Mantle

In 1956, Mickey Mantle stole America’s hearts and seized the Triple Crown. He had a spectacular .353 batting average that season.

1. 2
   9
2. 19

In the history of the major leagues, just two players have won multiple Triple Crowns. They are (drum roll, please...) Ted Williams and Roger Hornsby.

1. White Sox
   Cardinals
2. Braves

Hornsby was a star player for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1920s. He was, without a doubt, the dominant offensive player of that decade.

1. Kansas City Royals
   Detroit Tigers
2. New York Yankees

Cabrera was a Tigers star when he won the Triple Crown in 2012. His feat made "Miggy" a star for the ages.

1. 1878
   1952
2. 1999

In 1878, the first Triple Crowns happened. It all started with Paul Hines of the the Providence Greys. He was the charter member of a very exclusive club.

1. 38
   52
2. 71

Mantle blasted 52 home runs in 1956. That put him 20 home runs ahead of second-place Vic Wertz.

1. Colorado Rockies
   San Diego Padres
2. Baltimore Orioles

Talk about a terrible trade. The Reds packed Robinson off to Baltimore and he responded with a Triple Crown season, batting .316 for his new team.

1. 9
   39
2. 69

In 1909, home runs were a whole rarer than they are today. Cobb hit nine home runs, enough to help him earn the Triple Crown.

1. Yes
2. No

Um, you better believe it! Not only did Cabrera win AL MVP, but he won the award two seasons in a row.

1. .300
   .400
2. .500

Hornsby was on fire in the 1920s. Both times he won the Triple Crown, he batting average exceeded .400.

1. first in stolen bases
   second-most games played
2. third-most home runs

Yastrzemski not only won the Triple Crown, but he’s also second on the list of games played. He played 3,308 games, just behind Cal Ripken, Jr.’s 3,562.

1. True
2. False

Robinson played for 21 seasons, but in only one year did he lead any of the batting categories in the Triple Crown. And as it turned out, he wound up leading all three categories ... and became a legend.

1. 4
   24
2. 44

There may not have been many home runs in early baseball, but at least you knew steroids weren’t involved. Hines hit four home runs during his 1878 Triple Crown campaign.

1. Patriots
   Red Sox
2. Beaneaters

Duffy was a star player for the Boston Beaneaters in 1894. His numbers are still gaudy, even by today’s standards.

1. .287
   .444
2. .312

Duffy will always be a Triple Crown legend. In 1894, he set the all-time single-season batting average record, at .444, a mark that has never been equaled.

1. San Francisco Giants
   Florida Marlins
2. Detroit Tigers

Cobb was the first Detroit Tigers player to earn the Triple Crown, but he wouldn’t be the last.

1. He was the last NL player to win it.
   He was in rehab the season he won it.
2. He only had six fingers.

Medwick was the last NL player to win the Crown ... and it was a long time ago. He won the title all the way back in 1937.

1. 0
   1
2. 2

In 1933, the rarest of events transpired when two players won the Triple Crown. Jimmie Foxx won the AL version and Chuck Klein won the NL.

1. Houston
   Phoenix
2. Philadelphia

In 1901 Nap Lajoie was the star player for the Philadelphia Athletics. That season, he had a batting average of .422 and also had 125 RBIs.

1. Oakland Athletics
   St. Louis Cardinals
2. Boston Red Sox

Williams was the Red Sox standout who won the Crown not once, but twice. He won the title in 1942 and 1947.

1. Philadelphia
   New York
2. Chicago

In 1933, Chuck Klein and Jimmie Foxx won the Triple Crown, and they were both playing in Philadelphia — Foxx for the Athletics and Klein for the Phillies.

1. 21
   31
2. 51

Gehrig was no spring chicken when he won his one and only Triple Crown. The Yankees star was 31, but that didn’t stop him from batting .363.

1. 10
   50
2. 150

In 1878, Hines hit 50 RBIs to go with his .358 batting average and four home runs. It was enough to earn him the Triple Crown that year.

1. Foxx
2. Klein

Foxx and Klein won the Triple Crown in the AL and NL, respectively. But Foxx blasted 58 home runs; Klein hit just 28.

1. 1
   11
2. 13

Gehrig timed his hitting streak very well. He had just one batting title in his career, and it occurred during his Triple Crown-winning season.