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Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs won the batting title with a .335 average. It was the first time that a member of the Cubs had captured a batting title since Bill Buckner did it in 1980.
Since 1901, that was Joe Jackson of the 1911 Cleveland Indians who hit .408.Ty Cobb won the American League batting title that season with .420.
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.
The first player from the Red Sox to win the American League batting title was Jimmie Foxx who hit .349 in 1938.
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In 1876 Ross Barnes won the first National League batting title with a .429 batting average.
Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs won the batting title with a .335 average. It was the first time that a member of the Cubs had captured a batting title since Bill Buckner did it in 1980.
Since 1901, that was Joe Jackson of the 1911 Cleveland Indians who hit .408.Ty Cobb won the American League batting title that season with .420.
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.
You give the name of a first batsman the title 'OPENER' as this person opens the batting.
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.
No pitcher has ever won a batting title.
The first player from the Red Sox to win the American League batting title was Jimmie Foxx who hit .349 in 1938.
Matty Alou won the 1966 National League Batting title with a .342 batting average, and Frank Robinson won the American League batting title with a .316 batting Average.
Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs won the batting title with a .335 average. It was the first time that a member of the Cubs had captured a batting title since Bill Buckner did it in 1980.
Bill Madlock won the 1976 National League Batting title with a .339 batting average, and George Brett won the 1976 American League batting title with a .333 batting Average.