Triple Crown

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The Triple Crown is a prestigious baseball achievement awarded to a player who leads a league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in during a single season.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball achievement
statistical title
appliesTo position players
awardedFor leading a league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in in the same season
awardedTo individual player
battingAverageDefinition hits divided by at-bats
category offensive statistic
comparisonSet all qualified hitters in the league
componentStatType counting stat
rate stat
doesNotInclude pitching statistics
evaluationContext regular season
homeRunDefinition fair ball hit out of play in fair territory resulting in a run for the batter
isDifferentFrom horse racing Triple Crown
pitching Triple Crown
isSubsetOf batting titles
leagueExamples American League
National League
leagueScope single league
level major league baseball
measurementUnitForBattingAverage average
measurementUnitForHomeRuns home runs
measurementUnitForRBI runs batted in
numberOfCategories 3
prestige prestigious
qualificationRequirement must qualify for batting title
rarity rare
recognitionType statistical leadership
requiresLeadingLeagueIn batting average
home runs
runs batted in
requiresSimultaneousLeadershipIn three major offensive categories
runsBattedInDefinition runs scored as a result of a batter’s plate appearance
sport baseball
statistic1 batting average
statistic2 home runs
statistic3 runs batted in
timeFrame single season
usedIn Major League Baseball
professional baseball

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mickey Mantle
Steve Carlton ("Triple Crown (pitching)")
awardReceived
Ted Williams
wonAward

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