1997 Nomar Garciaparra
1997--Nomar Garciaparra
In 1997, Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox won the Rookie of the Year Award.
None. Through the 2008 season, Nomar Garciaparra has never played in a World Series. He was on the 2004 Red Sox but was traded in July of that year to the Cubs.
Nomar Garciaparra retired from Major League Baseball on March 10, 2010. He was a member of the Boston Red Sox from his rookie year (1997) to 2004, where he was traded to the Chicago Cubs in a 4-team deal, which ultimately sent Doug Mientkiewicz and Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox. He also became a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics, but after a long career of plaguing industries, he decided to retire. Nomar signed a 1-day contract with the Red Sox to retire as a member of the team.
1) Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911. 2) Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1935. 3) Luke Appling, Chicago White Sox - 1936, 1943. 4) Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians - 1944. 5) Dick Groat, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1960. 6) Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners - 1996. 7) Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox - 1999-2000. 8) Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins - 2008.
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.
He won it in 1970 with the "California" Angels.
Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies won the 2010 National League batting title with a .336 average.
That was 1949 when he hit .342. He was named National League MVP that season.
Ferris Fain, a first baseman for the Athletics, White Sox, Tigers and Indians between 1947-1955, won the American League batting title in 1951 with an average of .344 and in 1952 with an average of .327.
Hall of Famer George Brett of the Kansas City Royals won the American League batting title in 1976, 1980, and 1990. He's the only player in baseball history to win the batting title in three differnt decades.