The Baseball Rabbi Podcast
Pesach Wolicki and Scott Kahn
June 18, 202016 min
Baseball
The Slash Line Triple Crown, the Old Angels, and Baseball Rabbi Patreon (BONUS EPISODE)
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Episode Notes
In 1979, Fred Lynn won the slash line triple crown by leading the AL in batting average, OBP, and slugging... but he came in fourth in the MVP balloting. Did any others with comparable seasons do as poorly in the MVP voting? What does the answer tell us? (Hint: Larry Walker is the star of this episode.) Plus: the advanced age of the 1982 California Angels, and learn about partnering with us by becoming a Baseball Rabbi patron - sign up at https://www.patreon.com/baseballrabbipodcast!