Cy Young, the first modern winner of the award
The pitching triple crown is a lot like the batting one (although more commonly won). The pitcher must lead his league in wins, strikeouts and earned run average (ERA).
For more complete information on Triple Crown winners and near-winners, check out Rob Minteer's books at: http://3mpub.com/minteer.
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Name |
Team (League) |
Year |
Wins |
Losses |
Strikeouts |
ERA |
|
Tommy Bond |
Boston (NL) |
1877 |
40 |
17 |
170 |
2.11 |
|
Old Hoss Radbourn |
Providence (NL) |
1884 |
59 |
12 |
441 |
1.38 |
|
Tim Keefe |
New York (NL) |
1888 |
35 |
12 |
333 |
1.74 |
|
John Clarkson |
Boston (NL) |
1889 |
49 |
19 |
284 |
2.73 |
|
Amos Rusie |
New York (NL) |
1894 |
36 |
13 |
195 |
2.78 |
|
Cy Young |
Boston (AL) |
1901 |
33 |
10 |
158 |
1.62 |
|
Christy Mathewson |
New York (NL) |
1905 |
31 |
8 |
206 |
1.27 |
|
Rube Waddell |
Philadelphia (AL) |
1905 |
26 |
11 |
287 |
1.48 |
|
Christy Mathewson |
New York (NL) |
1908 |
37 |
11 |
259 |
1.43 |
|
Walter Johnson |
Washington (AL) |
1913 |
36 |
7 |
303 |
1.09 |
|
Grover Alexander |
Philadelphia (NL) |
1915 |
31 |
10 |
241 |
1.22 |
|
Grover Alexander |
Philadelphia (NL) |
1916 |
33 |
12 |
167 |
1.55 |
|
Grover Alexander |
Philadelphia (NL) |
1917 |
30 |
13 |
201 |
1.86 |
|
Walter Johnson |
Washington (AL) |
1918 |
23 |
13 |
162 |
1.27 |
|
Hippo Vaughn |
Chicago (NL) |
1918 |
22 |
10 |
148 |
1.74 |
|
Grover Alexander |
Chicago (NL) |
1920 |
27 |
14 |
173 |
1.91 |
|
Dazzy Vance |
Brooklyn (NL) |
1924 |
28 |
6 |
262 |
2.16 |
|
Walter Johnson |
Washington (AL) |
1924 |
23 |
7 |
158 |
2.72 |
|
Lefty Grove |
Philadelphia (AL) |
1930 |
28 |
5 |
206 |
2.54 |
|
Lefty Grove |
Philadelphia (AL) |
1931 |
31 |
4 |
175 |
2.06 |
|
Lefty Gomez |
New York (AL) |
1934 |
26 |
5 |
158 |
2.33 |
|
Lefty Gomez |
New York (AL) |
1937 |
21 |
11 |
194 |
2.33 |
|
Bucky Walters |
Cincinnati (NL) |
1939 |
27 |
11 |
137 |
2.29 |
|
Hal Newhouser |
Detroit (AL) |
1945 |
25 |
9 |
212 |
1.81 |
|
Sandy Koufax |
Los Angeles (NL) |
1963 |
25 |
5 |
306 |
1.88 |
|
Sandy Koufax |
Los Angeles (NL) |
1965 |
26 |
8 |
382 |
2.04 |
|
Sandy Koufax |
Los Angeles (NL) |
1966 |
27 |
9 |
317 |
1.73 |
|
Steve Carlton |
Philadelphia (NL) |
1972 |
27 |
10 |
310 |
1.97 |
|
Dwight Gooden |
New York (NL) |
1985 |
24 |
4 |
268 |
1.53 |
|
Roger Clemens |
Toronto (AL) |
1997 |
21 |
7 |
292 |
2.05 |
|
Roger Clemens |
Toronto (AL) |
1998 |
20 |
6 |
271 |
2.65 |
|
Pedro Martinez |
Boston (AL) |
1999 |
23 |
4 |
313 |
2.07 |
|
Randy Johnson |
Arizona (NL) |
2002 |
24 |
5 |
334 |
2.32 |
|
Johan Santana |
Minnesota (AL) |
2006 |
19 |
6 |
245 |
2.77 |
|
Jake Peavy |
San Diego (NL) |
2007 |
19 |
6 |
240 |
2.54 |
|
Justin Verlander |
Detroit (AL) |
2011 |
24 |
5 |
250 |
2.40 |
|
Clayton Kershaw |
Los Angeles (NL) |
2011 |
21 |
5 |
248 |
2.28 |
All-Century Team
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Most Valuable Player
|
Cy Young Award
|
Rookie of the Year
|
World Series Champs
|
Team Nicknames
|
Manager of the Year
Man of the Year
|
Pitcher's Triple Crown
|
Batter's Triple Crown
|
Retired Numbers
|
Hank Aaron Award
|
Relief Man of the Year
© Mike Fish
