Triple Crown

And the leader, of course, is a man that I think many people refer to as the greatest third baseman in baseball today, in Brooks Robinson.

And then, in a trade with the National League this past winter, the Orioles acquired from Cincinnati Frank Robinson, and I doubt that there's a baseball fan anywhere in the world who is not only too well aware of the accomplishments of this, the triple crown winner of 1966, and the first since Mantle did it in 1956 for the Yankees.

In the background, Bob, I hear the PA announcer coming up with the starting lineups and I think they are going to be introduced individually and come on out and stand on the foul line and it might be a good idea if we were to try and introduce or announce our starting lineup along with the PA announcers.

They are first of all introducing the manager, Hank Bauer.

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sheer hustle and great competitive desire.

The Triple Crown winner, Frank Robinson, will bat third and play in right field for Baltimore.

Batting number four will be the third baseman, Brooks Robinson.

If he gets the big end on it, look out.

Now here is Frank Robinson, who played all those years with the Cincinnati Reds, spreaded away to Baltimore in 1966, immediately won the Triple Crown and was voted the most valuable player.

And, of course, hit a home run to win one of those ballgames that Baltimore took, and they took four in a row from Los Angeles.

But in this World Series, Frank is 0 for 9.

And the batter will be Frank Robinson.

Rowdy has chewed up the American League, winning the Triple Crown for the first time in 10 years when Mantle did it.

And Robinson started off the World Series in fine style, hitting a towering home run his first trip with a play to Dodger Stadium.

Frank is three for eight.

I don't say we're going to get back to the home run levels are going to be like the early 1900s where guys would lead with like four home runs.

Ty Cobb won the Triple Crown, four home runs, 92 RBIs, and he had 397.

And spiked 14 people.

I don't think that was part of the Triple Crown back then.

I don't think it was.

Well, it was in parentheses.

New York, one run on three hits.

Tonight's baseball quiz asks the question, can you name the only player in Detroit baseball history to win the Triple Crown? The answer will be on the message board in the last half of the inning.

Out again, Drew.

Eyes to the runner at second.

The jewelry, one down.

The answer to the baseball quiz, the only Detroit Tiger player in Detroit baseball history.

To win the Triple Crown...

Hall of Famer Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach.