Triple Crown Winners

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1. What hitter won the first batting Triple Crown award in the 20th century, when he won the title in 1901? Ty Cobb Nap Lajoie Rogers Hornsby Hugh Duffy

2. In 1933, there was a Triple Crown winner in both the American and National Leagues. Who were the winners in the American and National Leagues in that year, respectively? Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Ted Williams and Mel Ott Joe Dimaggio and Arky Vaughan Jimmie Foxx and Chuck Klein

3. What pitcher won the Triple Crown three times in a four-year span between the years 1963 and 1966? Sandy Koufax Bob Gibson Don Drysdale Steve Carlton

4. What pitcher won the Triple Crown award in 1901? Christy Mathewson Rube Waddell Walter Johnson Cy Young

5. What slugger won the Triple Crown award in 1909 despite hitting only nine home runs that season? Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Honus Wagner Eddie Collins

6. Talk about getting shafted,Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox won the Triple Crown award in the American League in both 1942 and 1947, but didn't win the MVP award in either year! Instead, the MVP award went to two different players on what team in those years? Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Athletics

7. Every pitcher that won the Triple Crown award in the 20th century won at least 20 games in that season. True False

8. In both seasons that Rogers Hornsby won the Triple Crown award, his batting average was above .400. True False

9. Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski won the Triple Crown award in the American League in 1967. He batted .326 with 44 home runs and 121 RBIs that season. All three of those statistics were career highs. True False

10. In three of the following four seasons, both a hitter and a pitcher won the Triple Crown award in the same season. Which season did not see a Triple Crown winner for both a hitter and a pitcher in the same season? 1901 1966 1925 1934