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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Ted Williams of the Red Sox. Williams won the MLB batting title in 1957 with a .388 average at the age of 39 (was born August 30, 1918). Williams also won the 1958 AL batting title (.328) at the age of 40. Richie Ashburn won the MLB title that season with a .350 batting average.
Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox hit .301 to win the batting title in 1968.
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.
Through the 2009 season, that was Bernie Williams with .339 in the 1998 season.
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Bernie Williams
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Ted Williams of the Red Sox. Williams won the MLB batting title in 1957 with a .388 average at the age of 39 (was born August 30, 1918). Williams also won the 1958 AL batting title (.328) at the age of 40. Richie Ashburn won the MLB title that season with a .350 batting average.
Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox hit .301 to win the batting title in 1968.
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.
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.
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.