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[msgkings322]

Babe Ruth never won a Triple Crown, his batting averages fell short 4 times….. .372, .376, .378 & .393

The game has really changed

Actually 5 times, in 1919 with Boston he led the league with 29 HRs and 113 RBIs but his batting average was 'only' .322

 

[msgkings322]

Luis Arraez is going for his 3rd batting title in a row.

Who is the only player to do that so far, 3 batting titles in a row?

 

[Cedrique]

Luis Arraez is going for his 3rd batting title in a row.

Who is the only player to do that so far, 3 batting titles in a row?

Rod Carew?

 

[Pure Steel]

Luis Arraez is going for his 3rd batting title in a row.

Who is the only player to do that so far, 3 batting titles in a row?

Has to be a short list, Gwynn, Ichiro, Boggs or Carew mentioned above……

 

[msgkings322]

Rod Carew?

That was my first guess too, but no

 

[msgkings322]

Has to be a short list, Gwynn, Ichiro, Boggs or Carew mentioned above……

I guessed Boggs and Carew too, none of them did that

 

[jwolt92]

Luis Arraez is going for his 3rd batting title in a row.

Who is the only player to do that so far, 3 batting titles in a row?

Cobb?

 

[msgkings322]

Cobb?

Good guess but no

Hint: relatively recent

 

[Pure Steel]

Good guess but no

Hint: relatively recent

I'd look up some of the answers above

 

[Pure Steel]

Boggs & Carew won batting titles 4 years in a row, Gwynn 3

 

[Pure Steel]

Miggy also 3

 

[Pure Steel]

Cobb 9x in a row, one year missed at .370 or 13 in a row…..insane

 

[jwolt92]

Good guess but no

Hint: relatively recent

Is it "no" because there was no official "batting title" then?

 

[msgkings322]

I'd look up some of the answers above

Ah shit I meant the LAST player to do it, not the only. Yeah a shit ton of guys have.

Who was the last one to do it?

 

[msgkings322]

Is it "no" because there was no official "batting title" then?

It's "no" because I'm an idiot. I meant the LAST player to do it, not the only one.

 

[Cedrique]

Ah shit I meant the LAST player to do it, not the only. Yeah a shit ton of guys have.

Who was the last one to do it?

Arraez?

 

[Pure Steel]

Ah shit I meant the LAST player to do it, not the only. Yeah a shit ton of guys have.

Who was the last one to do it?

Answer is above

 

[jwolt92]

It's "no" because I'm an idiot. I meant the LAST player to do it, not the only one.

Random guess here.. but Joe Mauer? I don't know if he ever won a batting title but he was a solid hitter for a long time

 

[msgkings322]

Miggy also 3

That's the answer I was looking for...the last player to do it was Miggy

 

[msgkings322]

Random guess here.. but Joe Mauer? I don't know if he ever won a batting title but he was a solid hitter for a long time

Pure Steel got it: Miguel Cabrera