1) Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911.
2) Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1935.
3) Luke Appling, Chicago White Sox - 1936, 1943.
4) Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians - 1944.
5) Dick Groat, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1960.
6) Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners - 1996.
7) Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox - 1999-2000.
8) Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins - 2008.
The last Yankees hitter to win an American League batting title was Bernie Williams, who had a .339 average in 1998. Paul O'Neill won a title by hitting .359 during the 1994 season. And Don Mattingly led the A.L. in batting with a .343 average in 1984.
Pete Rose. In 1973 he batted .338 and had 230 hits. Rose also won the National League batting title in two earlier years, 1969 (.348) and 1968 (.335).
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Through the 2008 season, that is Alex Rodriguez who won the AL (and MLB) RBI title with 156 in 2007. Prior to Rodriguez, Don Mattingly was the last Yankee to win an RBI title with 145 in 1985.
Bernie Williams
The last Yankees hitter to win an American League batting title was Bernie Williams, who had a .339 average in 1998. Paul O'Neill won a title by hitting .359 during the 1994 season. And Don Mattingly led the A.L. in batting with a .343 average in 1984.
Through the 2008 season, that was shortstop Robin Yount in 1982.
Through the 2009 season, that was Bernie Williams with .339 in the 1998 season.
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Pete Rose. In 1973 he batted .338 and had 230 hits. Rose also won the National League batting title in two earlier years, 1969 (.348) and 1968 (.335).
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The first catcher to ever win the Batting title was Eugene "Bubbles" Hargrave. He hit .353 in the year 1926 while playing for the Cincinnati Reds. The next catcher to ein a batting title was Ernie Lombardie in 1938 and 1942. Then the only other catcher to win a batting title is Joe Mauer. He won in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
As of 2008, Nomar Garciaparra has won two batting titles. He won the 1999 American League batting title with .357 and the 2000 American League title with .372.
As of the 2009 season, Bernie Williams was the last New York Yankee to win the American League batting tiitle with a .339 average in 1998.
Yes. To win a league batting title, a player must have a minimum of 502 plate appearances. If a player has 502 or more plate appearances when he is traded to the other league and winds up in 1st place in batting average for the league he was traded from, he is awarded the league title. To win an MLB (both leagues) batting title, a player must have a minimum of 502 plate appearances combined in both leagues.
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