Joe Medwick
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Joseph Michael Medwick, nicknamed "Ducky", "Muscles", and "Mickey", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played 17 major-league seasons from 1932 to 1948, all in the National League,
Medwick with the St. Louis Cardinals, c. 1947
Medwick, circa 1943
Plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Triple Crown (baseball)
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In baseball, a player earns a Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories in the same season. The term "Triple Crown" generally refers to the batting achievement of le
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…of the Cardinals "Gashouse Gang" era and their 1934 World Series championship. Medwick remains the most recent National League player to have won the Triple Crown award (1937). A ten-time All-Star, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1968 with…
Sandy Koufax won three Major League pitching Triple Crowns, two consecutively and all three within four seasons.
Mickey Mantle is the most recent MLB batting Triple Crown winner to lead both leagues in all three categories, achieving the feat in 1956.
Miguel Cabrera is the most recent AL batting Triple Crown winner, achieving it in 2012; the first since 1967.
Grover Cleveland Alexander won three National League pitching Triple Crowns (1915–1916, 1920) with two different teams.