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Willie Keeler won the National League batting title in 1897 at .424 without hitting a home run. Rod Carew won the American League batting title in 1972 at .318 without hitting a home run.

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For a season, that would be Pete Browning, who batted .457 in 1887 in the American Association (yes, that was a major league) but finished behind Tip O'Neill who batted .485 .

For a career, that would be the hapless Joe Jackson, who hit .3558 for a career but never won a batting title.

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