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Triple Crown Winners: Pitching

(Lead league in Wins, ERA & Strikeouts)

American League

YEAR	PLAYER	WINS	ERA	K's
2011	Justin Verlander, Detroit	24	2.40	250
2006	Johan Santana, Minnesota	19	2.77	245
1999	Pedro Martinez, Boston	23	2.07	313
1998	Roger Clemens, Toronto	20	2.65	271
1997	Roger Clemens, Toronto	21	2.05	292
1945	Hal Newhouser, Detroit	25	1.81	212
1937	Lefty Gomez, New York	21	2.33	194
1934	Lefty Gomez, New York	26	2.33	158
1931	Lefty Grove, Philadelphia	31	2.06	175
1930	Lefty Grove, Philadelphia	28	2.54	209
1924	Walter Johnson, Washington	23	2.72	158
1918	Walter Johnson, Washington	23	1.27	162
1913	Walter Johnson, Washington	36	1.14	243
1905	Rube Waddell, Philadelphia	27	1.48	287
1901	Cy Young, Boston	33	1.62	158

National League

YEAR	PLAYER	WINS	ERA	K's
2011	Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles	21	2.28	248
2007	Jake Peavy, San Diego	19	2.54	240
2002	Randy Johnson, Arizona	24	2.32	334
1985	Dwight Gooden, New York	24	1.53	268
1972	Steve Carlton, Philadelphia	27	1.97	310
1966	Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles	27	1.73	317
1965	Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles	26	2.04	382
1963	Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles	25	1.88	306
1939	Bucky Walters, Cincinnati	27	2.29	137
1924	Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn	28	2.16	262
1918	Hippo Vaughn, Chicago	22	1.74	148
1916	Grover Alexander, Philadelphia	33	1.55	167
1915	Grover Alexander, Philadelphia	31	1.22	241
1908	Christy Mathewson, New York	37	1.43	259
1905	Christy Mathewson, New York	31	1.28	206
1894	Amos Rusie, New York	36	2.78	195
1889	John Clarkson, Boston	49	2.73	284
1888	Tim Keefe, New York	35	1.74	335
1884	Old Hoss Radbourn, Providence	59	1.38	441
1877	Tommy Bond, Boston	40	2.11	170

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