Richie Ashburn at .350 in 1958.
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New York Yankees.The Phillies won it last year, why not this year?
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.
Pitcher Tyler Green in 1993, 1995, and 1997-1998.
The last Yankees championship came in 2009. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, four games to two.
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).