Since the beginning of the Major Leagues in 1876, only 35 pitchers have won the pitching Triple Crown (wins, ERA, and strikeouts). Only seven have won more than one crown. Here are profiles of all the winners, including several from the Negro Leagues, with details of their Triple Crown seasons, their other accomplishments in their baseball careers, and some little-known Triple Crown facts and trivia.
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Only 22 players have won the batting Triple Crown in the Major Leagues, including the Negro Leagues that have Major League status. Here’s the complete list of the Triple Crown winners with profiles of the players, their Triple Crown seasons, and their other accomplishments in their baseball careers.
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This wonderful collection of first-person reminiscences from 26 old-time major league baseball players is filled with informative and entertaining anecdotes. The players’ stories about their lives and careers really make the early days of baseball come alive.
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In 1962, their first season, the New York Mets managed to lose more baseball games than any other team in the 20th century. But fans flocked to the “amazin'” team, even though it often seemed that nobody on the team could play the game.
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In this warm and heartfelt memoir, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin describes her suburban childhood on Long Island and the love for the Brooklyn Dodgers that she shared with her father. She credits her fascination with baseball as one factor leading her to become a historian.
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