In baseball,a player earns a Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories in the same season. The term "Triple Crown" generally refers to the batting achievement of leading a league in batting average,home runs,and runs batted in (RBI) over the same season. The term "Pitching Triple Crown" refers to the pitching achievement of leading a league in wins,strikeouts,and earned run average (ERA).
Donald Howard Sutton was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 23 seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers,Houston Astros,Milwaukee Brewers,Oakland Athletics,and California Angels. Sutton won a total of 324 games,pitched 58 shutouts including five one-hitters and ten two-hitters,and led the National League in walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) four times. He is seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574.
Thomas Michael Glavine is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball,for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets (2003–2007).
Allie Pierce Reynolds was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Reynolds pitched in MLB for the Cleveland Indians (1942–1946) and New York Yankees (1947–1954). A member of the Creek nation,Reynolds was nicknamed "Superchief".
Victor Gazaway Willis was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for the Boston Beaneaters,Pittsburgh Pirates,and St. Louis Cardinals in 13 seasons in the National League (NL) from 1898 to 1910. In 513 career games,Willis pitched 3,996 innings and posted a win–loss record of 249–205,with 388 complete games,50 shutouts,and a 2.63 earned run average (ERA). Nicknamed the "Delaware Peach",he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
George Thomas Seaver,nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise",was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds,Chicago White Sox,and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. Commonly described as the most iconic player in Mets history,Seaver played a significant role in their victory in the 1969 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles.
Hilton Lee Smith was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He pitched alongside Satchel Paige for the Kansas City Monarchs between 1932 and 1948. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Robin Evan Roberts was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1961). He spent the latter part of his career with the Baltimore Orioles (1962–1965),Houston Astros (1965–66),and Chicago Cubs (1966). Roberts was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Lee Arthur Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career,he was a dominant closer,was the first pitcher to reach 400 saves,and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006,when Trevor Hoffman passed his total of 478. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019 by the Today's Game Era Committee.
Eppa Rixey Jr.,nicknamed "Jephtha",was an American baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1933 as a left-handed pitcher. Rixey was best known as the National League's leader in career victories for a left-hander with 266 wins until Warren Spahn surpassed his total in 1959.
Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher for five different franchises in Major League Baseball (MLB) in a career that spanned twenty years. Known for his impressive fastball,Vance was the only pitcher to lead the National League in strikeouts seven consecutive seasons. Vance was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
James Lee Kaat is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (1959–1973),Chicago White Sox (1973–1975),Philadelphia Phillies (1976–1979),New York Yankees (1979–1980),and St. Louis Cardinals (1980–1983). His playing career spanned 25 years.
William Edward Wagner,nicknamed "Billy the Kid",is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched for the Houston Astros (1995–2003),Philadelphia Phillies (2004–2005),New York Mets (2006–2009),Boston Red Sox (2009),and Atlanta Braves (2010). Wagner is one of only eight major league relief pitchers to accumulate at least 400 career saves. A left-handed batter and thrower,Wagner stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg).
William Nuschler Clark Jr. is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles,and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply,"the Thrill."
Greggory William Olson is an American former professional baseball player,coach,scout and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1988 through 2001,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles where he established himself as one of the premier relief pitchers in the American League (AL). Olson was named the AL Rookie of the Year in 1989,his first full season in the major leagues and,the following season was named to his only American League All-Star team. He set an Orioles team record of 41 consecutive scoreless innings and,he holds the team record for career saves.
Rhéal Paul Cormier was a Canadian-American professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),for the St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Red Sox (twice),Montreal Expos,Philadelphia Phillies,and Cincinnati Reds for 16 seasons,between 1991 through 2007.
Timothy Paul Stoddard is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is one of only two men to have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship,along with fellow East Chicago Washington High School alumnus Kenny Lofton.
Wayne Allan Granger is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds (1969–1971),Minnesota Twins (1972),New York Yankees (1973),Chicago White Sox (1974),Houston Astros (1975) and Montreal Expos (1976). The 6–4,165-pound Granger was one of baseball's most effective and durable relief pitchers during the early years of Cincinnati's famed Big Red Machine.
Wallace James Hood Jr. was an American professional baseball pitcher whop appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees in 1949. Born in Los Angeles,he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). His father,Wally Sr.,a standout outfielder in the Pacific Coast League,played in 67 MLB games during the early 1920s.
