So let's enjoy it as long as it lasts.
Since 1890 there has been only 13 players who have obtained such lofty totals, nine in the American League and four in the National League. Only Ted Williams has earned two titles.
Year Lg Player, Team (BA, HR, RBI)
1967 AL Carl Yastrzemski, Boston .326 44 121
1966 AL Frank Robinson, Baltimore .316 49 122
1956 AL Mickey Mantle, New York .353 52 130
1947 AL Ted Williams, Boston .343 32 114
1942 AL Ted Williams, Boston .356 36 137
1937 NL Joe Medwick, St. Louis .374 31 154
1934 AL Lou Gehrig, New York .363 49 165
1933 AL Jimmy Foxx, Philadelphia .356 48 163
1933 NL Chuck Klein, Philadelphia .368 28 120
1925 NL Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis .403 39 143
1909 AL Ty Cobb, Detroit .377 9 107
1901 AL Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia .426 14 125
1894 NL Hugh Duffy, Boston .440 18 145
Rare Accomplishment
Even a team triple crown is difficult to come by. In the 121 seasons the Dodgers have been in the National League, there have been 23 triple crown seasons, with future Hall of Famer Mike Piazza and Pedro Guerrero earning three titles each.
Remind me again why we traded Mike.
Adrian Beltré won the Non-Steroid Division Triple Crown in the National League in 2004 but the official title went elsewhere.
In Brooklyn, only Babe Herman was a double winner.
The earliest winner was Tom Daly, whose marks of .289-8-90 are modest by todays standard. And the numbers of each winner reflect the era during which he played.
It is obviously easier to earn two legs of the triple crown and Los Angeles players have accomplished that on a number of occasions. Steve Garvey was one leg short in six different seasons. The Dodgers first baseman topped his team in batting average five times, in home runs twice and in runs batted in seven times but put all three categories together only once.
Ethier led the 2008 team in average and home runs and the 2009 team in home runs and runs batted in.
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Team Triple Crown Winners
ave hr rbi
2005 Jeff Kemp .289 29 105
2004 Adrian Beltré .334 48 121
2002 Shawn Green .285 42 114
2000 Gary Sheffield .325 43 109
1997 Mike Piazza .362 40 124
1994 Mike Piazza .319 24 92
1993 Mike Piazza .318 35 112
1987 Pedro Guerrero .338 27 89
1983 Pedro Guerrero .304 32 100
1982 Pedro Guerrero .298 32 103
1979 Steve Garvey .315 28 110
1972 Willie Davis .289 19 79
1961 Wally Moon .325 17 88
Brooklyn ave hr rbi
1944 Dixie Walker .357 13 91
1930 Babe Herman .393 35 130
1926 Babe Herman .319 11 81
1923 Jack Fournier .351 22 102
1922 Zach Wheat .335 16 112
1909 John Hummel .280 4 82
1908 Tim Jordan .247 12 60
1901 Jimmy Sheckard .354 11 104
1899 Joe Kelley .326 6 93
1893 Tom Daly .289 8 90