Ty Cobb, who won it 11 times, Harry Heilman four times, Charlie Gehringer, George Kell, Al Kaline, Harvey Kuenn, Norm Cash, and Magglio Ordonez.
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Ty Cobb won 12 batting titles.
Through the 2008 season, that is Ichiro Suzuki who won American League batting titles in 2004 and 2001 with the Seattle Mariners and won batting titles in the Japanese Pacific League with the Orix Blue Wave in seven consecutive seasons (1994-2000). Using only MLB stats, that is Bill Madlock who won batting titles with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1983 and 1981 and also won batting titles with the Chicago Cubs in 1975 and 1976.
Tony Gwynn won eight National League batting titles.1984, 1987-1989, 1994-1997
NL: Honus Wagner won eight batting titles (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911), all as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. AL: Nomar Garciaparra won back-to-back batting titles for the Boston Red Sox in 1999 and 2000.
Ten players have won a batting title while on the pirates: Honus Wagner: 8 batting titles(.381. .355, .349, .339, .350, .354, .339, .334) Ginger Beumont: 1 batting title (.357) Paul Waner: 3 batting titles(.362, .680, .373) Arky Vaughn: 1 batting title (.385) Debs Garms: 1 batting title (.355) Dick Groat: 1 batting title (.325) Roberto"The Great One" Clemente: 4 batting titles (.351, .339, .329, .357) Matty Alou : 1 batting title (.342) Dave Parker: 2 batting titles (.338, .334) Bill Madlock: 2 batting titles (.341, .323) Freddy Sanchez: 1 batting titles (.344)