The Miguel Cabrera Triple Crown Watch (and some MVP numbers too)

AL 2012 Numbers

Batting Average

Rk	Player	BA
1	Miguel Cabrera	.329
2	Joe Mauer	.326
3	Mike Trout	.324
4	Derek Jeter	.321

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Generated 9/26/2012.

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Josh Hamilton	43
2	Miguel Cabrera	42
3	Adam Dunn	41
4	Edwin Encarnacion	41
5	Curtis Granderson	40

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Generated 9/26/2012.

RBI

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Miguel Cabrera	133
2	Josh Hamilton	124
3	Josh Willingham	110

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Generated 9/26/2012.

OBP

Rk	Player	OBP
1	Joe Mauer	.417
2	Prince Fielder	.409
3	Mike Trout	.395
4	Miguel Cabrera	.394

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Generated 9/26/2012.

WAR

Rk	Player	WAR/pos
1	Mike Trout	10.5
2	Robinson Cano	6.7
3	Miguel Cabrera	6.6
4	Adrian Beltre	6.3

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Generated 9/26/2012.

OPS

Rk	Player	OPS
1	Miguel Cabrera	1.003
2	Josh Hamilton	.953
3	Mike Trout	.949
4	Edwin Encarnacion	.945
5	Prince Fielder	.929

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Generated 9/26/2012.

The Miguel Cabrera Triple Crown Watch

Batting Average

Miguel Cabrera's 2012 season

Rk	Player	BA
1	Miguel Cabrera	.331
2	Mike Trout	.323
3	Derek Jeter	.322
4	Joe Mauer	.322
5	Adrian Beltre	.316

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Home runs

Josh Hamilton has 43 homers in 38 different games which resulted in driving home 65 runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Josh Hamilton	43
2	Miguel Cabrera	42
3	Edwin Encarnacion	41
4	Adam Dunn	41
5	Curtis Granderson	40
6	Josh Willingham	35
7	Adrian Beltre	35

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RBI

Cabrera is merely hitting .355 with runners in scoring position

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Miguel Cabrera	133
2	Josh Hamilton	124
3	Josh Willingham	110
4	Edwin Encarnacion	105
5	Prince Fielder	103
6	Billy Butler	102
7	Albert Pujols	101

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Tigers win behind Verlander and Cabrera

Justin Verlander (15-8) threw 122 pitches in six scoreless innings allowing five hits and three walks while striking out five.

Just five hits allowed by Verlander:

All-time Tigers wins leaders:

Rk	Player	W	From	To
1	Hooks Dauss	223	1912	1926
2	George Mullin	209	1902	1913
3	Mickey Lolich	207	1963	1975
4	Hal Newhouser	200	1939	1953
5	Jack Morris	198	1977	1990
6	Tommy Bridges	194	1930	1946
7	Dizzy Trout	161	1939	1952
8	Bill Donovan	140	1903	1918
9	Earl Whitehill	133	1923	1932
10	Frank Lary	123	1954	1964
11	Justin Verlander	122	2005	2012

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Miguel Cabrera picked up his 41st home run and 130th RBI of the season.

Cabrera owns the entire field:

All-time Tigers single-season HR leaders:

Rk	Player	HR	Year
1	Hank Greenberg	58	1938
2	Cecil Fielder	51	1990
3	Rocky Colavito	45	1961
4	Cecil Fielder	44	1991
5	Hank Greenberg	44	1946
6	Miguel Cabrera	41	2012
7	Norm Cash	41	1961
8	Hank Greenberg	41	1940
9	Darrell Evans	40	1985
10	Hank Greenberg	40	1937

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All-time Tigers single-season RBI leaders:

Rk	Player	RBI	Year
1	Hank Greenberg	183	1937
2	Hank Greenberg	170	1935
3	Hank Greenberg	150	1940
4	Hank Greenberg	146	1938
5	Rocky Colavito	140	1961
6	Magglio Ordonez	139	2007
7	Hank Greenberg	139	1934
8	Harry Heilmann	139	1921
9	Dale Alexander	137	1929
10	Dale Alexander	135	1930
11	Rudy York	134	1940
12	Harry Heilmann	134	1925
13	Cecil Fielder	133	1991
14	Vic Wertz	133	1949
15	Cecil Fielder	132	1990
16	Norm Cash	132	1961
17	Miguel Cabrera	130	2012

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