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kairos12

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Fri Feb 23, 2018, 07:37 PM Feb 2018

Triple Crown Just Missed-Teddy Ballgame

The New York Yankees won the 1949 American League pennant on the final day of the season by beating the Boston Red Sox, and Ted Williams lost the batting title by 0.0002 of ... If Ted Williams had one more hit or one less at bat, he would have become the first player to win the Triple Crown three times.

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Triple Crown Just Missed-Teddy Ballgame (Original Post) kairos12 Feb 2018 OP
Interesting! So even back then it was a Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #1
George Kell of the Detroit Tigers. kairos12 Feb 2018 #2
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