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Tigers' Cabrera wins Triple Crown
Julian H. Gonzalez / Detroit Free Press / MCT Miguel Cabrera tips his hat to the crowd Wednesday. (TRIBUNE MEDIA MCT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Miguel Cabrera became the 15th player to win baseball's Triple Crown on Wednesday night, joining an elite list that includes Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig.
Cabrera's milestone wasn't official until the Yankees pinch hit for Curtis Granderson in their game against the Boston Red Sox. Granderson had homered twice to reach 43 for the year, tied with the Rangers' Josh Hamilton and one shy of Cabrera.
Cabrera went 0-for-2 against the Royals before leaving to a standing ovation. He finished the regular season with a .330 average, four points better the Angels' Mike Trout, his biggest competition for MVP. Cabrera was the runaway leader with 139 RBIs.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition October 4, 2012 C2
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