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Jonah Keri @ Grantland:
"The Three True Outcomes Triple Crown is a much rarer feat than even the traditional Triple Crown, with only eight players turning the TTO feat, vs. 16 AVG/HR/RBI ones."
Murphy, Dale, Braves 1985
Schmidt, Mike, Phillies 1983
Wilson, Hack, Cubs 1930
Mantle, Mickey, Yankees 1958
Ruth, Babe, Yankees 1928
Ruth, Babe, Yankees 1927
Ruth, Babe, Yankees 1924
Ruth, Babe, Yankees 1923
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 08:19 (eleven years ago) link
Dunn is third among active players in strikeouts, fourth in home run percentage, but first in most games played without appearing in the post-season (1,671 and counting):
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_most_gamesnops.shtml
If he were to fall off the list this year, Vernon Wells would take over the active lead; but he might fall off too, in which case Jack Wilson would move to #1. Who is Jack Wilson?
Here in Toronto, by the way, we've come to think of not making the playoffs as the Fourth True Outcome.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 12:20 (eleven years ago) link
nine months pass...
four years pass...