Frank Robinson, who attained virtually all honors for an everyday player during his stellar career, won the Triple Crown in 1966 and was named American League Most Valuable Player and the World Series MVP.
Jimmie Foxx 1933 &1938, Joe Medwick 1937, Charlie Gehringer 1937, Ernie Lombardi 1938, Joe Dimaggio 1939, Phil Cavarretta 1945, Stan Musial 1946 & 1948, Jackie Robinson 1949, Willie Mays 1954, Mickey Mantle 1956, Dick Groat 1960, Frank Robinson 1966 Carl Yastrzemski 1967, Joe Torre 1971, Pete Rose 1973, Rod Carew 1977, Dave Parker 1978, Keith Hernandez 1979, George Brett 1980, Willie McGee 1985, Terry Pendleton 1991, Ichiro Suzuki 2001, Barry Bonds 2002 & 2004, Joe Mauer 2009, Josh Hamilton 2010, Buster Posey 2012, Miguel Cabrera 2012
Ty Cobb with 12: 1907, 1908, 1909,1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919
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.
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.
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Hugh Duffy of Boston in 1894 with a Batting average of .440.
In MLB, yes. Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .408 in 1911 and lost the batting title to Ty Cobb who hit .420. Ty Cobb hit .401 in 1922 and lost the batting title to George Sisler who hit .420.
Chipper Jones won the 2008 National League Batting title with a .364 batting average, and Joe Mauer won the 2008 American League batting title with a .328 batting Average.
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.
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.
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To qualify for a batting title, a player must have 502 plate appearances in a season. Through games played on May 30, Mauer has 122 and the Twins have 111 games left in the season. Barring injury, he should have no problem getting the remaining 380 plate appearances he needs to qualify.
Hugh Duffy of Boston in 1894 with a Batting average of .440.
In MLB, yes. Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .408 in 1911 and lost the batting title to Ty Cobb who hit .420. Ty Cobb hit .401 in 1922 and lost the batting title to George Sisler who hit .420.
As of the 2013 season, the last MLB pitcher to win 30+ games in a season was Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers who went 31-6 in 1968.
Who has the best ERA for a MLB season
In regular season MLB games, Jimmie Foxx hit .325
In 1928, Goose Goslin of the Washington Senators won the A.L. Batting Title with a .379 average. The National League winner was Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves with a .387 average.
They have a playoff