Rube Waddell
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George Edward "Rube" Waddell was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the Natio
Waddell in 1901
Waddell with the Philadelphia A's in 1905, taken at Hilltop Park in New York City
Baseball card of Waddell derived from the 1905 photo
Waddell's plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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
Rube Waddell
…strikeouts that lifted him back above Feller. Waddell still holds the AL single-season strikeout record by a left-handed pitcher. In 1905, Waddell won a Triple Crown for pitching. He finished with a 27–10 win–loss record, 287 strikeouts, and a 1.48 earned run average. It was also his fourth consecutive season 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.