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Batting triple Crown: HR * RBI * AVG an elusive achievement: since 1901, only 11 major league players have led their league in homers, runs batted in and hitting average in the same season.
BEFORE THIS SEASON, DERREK LEE had never heard of Hall of Famer Joe Medwick, which is understandable. His heyday was in the 1930s, and he died 30 years ago.
"People brought his name up," Lee said. "Don't they call him 'Ducky' or something?"
Indeed, Medwick's nickname was "Ducky." And the reason Medwick has become a vague historical figure rather than a total unknown to Lee is Medwick was the last National Leaguer to win the Triple Crown. He did it in 1937 with the St. Louis Cardinals. The last major leaguer to lead a league in batting, home runs and RBI--the Triple Crown components--was Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 with the Boston Red Sox.
Lee was ...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Morrissey, Rick June 3, 2005 700+ words
...unrealistic to think Lee can keep up this...man to win the Triple Crown was Carl Yastrzemski...one has won the Triple Crown in almost 40 years...s identity.) Lee went 5-for...talk about the Triple Crown or that Lee hasn't had enough...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sullivan, Paul August 6, 2005 700+ words
...s game, Derrek Lee had fallen out...lead in all three Triple Crown categories. He...think about the Triple Crown. "The only thing...questions about it," Lee said. "When I...games than the Triple Crown." Lee went 0-for...
- Lee, Cubs falling; hopes of playoff berth, Triple Crown fading.(Derrek Lee)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sullivan, Paul August 20, 2005 700+ words
...Thomas predicted Derrek Lee's chances of winning the Triple Crown were remote. "Once the...factly. Two months later, Lee's shot at copping the Triple Crown seems as unlikely as the...League wild-card race. Lee isn't worried about...
- Thomas downplays Lee's drive for Triple Crown.(Frank Thomas and Derrek Lee)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Sullivan, Paul June 24, 2005 700+ words
...skeptical Friday about Derrek Lee's chances of winning either the Triple Crown or hitting .400. "When...stay aggressive." Would Lee rather win the Triple Crown or hit .400? "I'll...383-6099): Derrek Lee For information on republishing...
- Lee says it's too early for Triple Crown talk.(Derrek Lee)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Dyck, Dave van June 6, 2005 700+ words
...Obviously, in Lee's case, that's...baseball's first Triple Crown since 1967, something...Ozzie Guillen says Lee can do. "Ozzie," Lee said with a laugh...t think about the Triple Crown. You've just got...
- The July 4 Issue of ESPN The Magazine is on Sale Today; Triple Crown Contender...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 22, 2005 700+ words
...Sweet Spot. Midway through a potential Triple Crown season, fans and opponents are asking, "What's gotten into Derrek Lee?" The answer: nothing that wasn...Bradley reports. AN IMAGE OF THE DERREK LEE COVER IS AVAILABLE VIA AP PHOTOEXPRESS...
- Golf: Lee closes in on triple crown.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) November 15, 1998 700+ words
LEE Westwood, aiming for his third straight victory in the Taiheiyo Masters, is only one shot behind the leader after a third round...
- TRIPLE CROWN WINS NKGA TEAM TITLE.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) October 6, 1997 700+ words
...the event followed by Triple Crown's Rob Clark. Here...finishers: TEAM SCORES 1, Triple Crown Country Club 306-291...Deatherage, Tim Holt, Lee Davis, Doug Hill 6...FINISHERS 1, Chris Dayton (Triple Crown). 2, Rob Clark (Triple...
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