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Last updated on February 1, 2009
American League Batting Champions
| Year |
Player, team |
Avg. |
| 1901 |
Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia |
.422 |
| 1902 |
Ed Delahanty, Washington |
.376 |
| 1903 |
Nap Lajoie, Cleveland |
.355 |
| 1904 |
Nap Lajoie, Cleveland |
.381 |
| 1905 |
Elmer Flick, Cleveland |
.306 |
| 1906 |
George Stone, St. Louis |
.358 |
| 1907 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.350 |
| 1908 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.324 |
| 1909 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.377 |
| 1910 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.385 |
| 1911 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.420 |
| 1912 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.410 |
| 1913 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.390 |
| 1914 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.368 |
| 1915 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.369 |
| 1916 |
Tris Speaker, Cleveland |
.386 |
| 1917 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.383 |
| 1918 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.382 |
| 1919 |
Ty Cobb, Detroit |
.384 |
| 1920 |
George Sisler, St. Louis |
.407 |
| 1921 |
Harry Heilmann, Detroit |
.394 |
| 1922 |
George Sisler, St. Louis |
.420 |
| 1923 |
Harry Heilmann, Detroit |
.403 |
| 1924 |
Babe Ruth, New York |
.378 |
| 1925 |
Harry Heilmann, Detroit |
.393 |
| 1926 |
Heinie Manush, Detroit |
.378 |
| 1927 |
Harry Heilmann, Detroit |
.398 |
| 1928 |
Goose Goslin, Washington |
.379 |
| 1929 |
Lew Fonseca, Cleveland |
.369 |
| 1930 |
Al Simmons, Philadelphia |
.381 |
| 1931 |
Al Simmons, Philadelphia |
.390 |
| 1932 |
Dale Alexander, Detroit-Boston |
.367 |
| 1933 |
Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia |
.356 |
| 1934 |
Lou Gehrig, New York |
.363 |
| 1935 |
Buddy Myer, Washington |
.349 |
| 1936 |
Luke Appling, Chicago |
.388 |
| 1937 |
Charley Gehringer, Detroit |
.371 |
| 1938 |
Jimmie Foxx, Boston |
.349 |
| 1939 |
Joe DiMaggio, New York |
.381 |
| 1940 |
Joe DiMaggio, New York |
.352 |
| 1941 |
Ted Williams, Boston |
.406 |
| 1942 |
Ted Williams, Boston |
.356 |
| 1943 |
Luke Appling, Chicago |
.328 |
| 1944 |
Lou Boudreau, Cleveland |
.327 |
| 1945 |
George Sternweiss, New York |
.309 |
| 1946 |
Mickey Vernon, Washington |
.353 |
| 1947 |
Ted Williams, Boston |
.343 |
| 1948 |
Ted Williams, Boston |
.369 |
| 1949 |
George Kell, Detroit |
.343 |
| 1950 |
Billy Goodman, Boston |
.354 |
| 1951 |
Ferris Fain, Philadelphia |
.344 |
| 1952 |
Ferris Fain, Philadelphia |
.327 |
| 1953 |
Mickey Vernon, Washington |
.337 |
| 1954 |
Bobby Avila, Cleveland |
.341 |
| 1955 |
Al Kaline, Detroit |
.340 |
| 1956 |
Mickey Mantle, New York |
.353 |
| 1957 |
Ted Williams, Boston |
.388 |
| 1958 |
Ted Williams, Boston |
.328 |
| 1959 |
Harvey Kuenn, Detroit |
.353 |
| 1960 |
Pete Runnels, Boston |
.320 |
| 1961 |
Norman Cash, Detroit |
.361 |
| 1962 |
Pete Runnels, Boston |
.326 |
| 1963 |
Carl Yastrzemski, Boston |
.321 |
| 1964 |
Tony Oliva, Minnesota |
.323 |
| 1965 |
Tony Oliva, Minnesota |
.321 |
| 1966 |
Frank Robinson, Baltimore |
.316 |
| 1967 |
Carl Yastrzemski, Boston |
.326 |
| 1968 |
Carl Yastrzemski, Boston |
.301 |
| 1969 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota |
.332 |
| 1970 |
Alex Johnson, California |
.329 |
| 1971 |
Tony Oliva, Minnesota |
.337 |
| 1972 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota |
.318 |
| 1973 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota |
.350 |
| 1974 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota |
.364 |
| 1975 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota |
.359 |
| 1976 |
George Brett, Kansas City |
.333 |
| 1977 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota |
.388 |
| 1978 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota |
.333 |
| 1979 |
Fred Lynn, Boston |
.333 |
| 1980 |
George Brett, Kansas City |
.390 |
| 19811 |
Carney Lansford, Boston |
.336 |
| 1982 |
Willie Wilson, Kansas City |
.332 |
| 1983 |
Wade Boggs, Boston |
.361 |
| 1984 |
Don Mattingly, New York |
.343 |
| 1985 |
Wade Boggs, Boston |
.368 |
| 1986 |
Wade Boggs, Boston |
.357 |
| 1987 |
Wade Boggs, Boston |
.363 |
| 1988 |
Wade Boggs, Boston |
.366 |
| 1989 |
Kirby Puckett, Minnesota |
.339 |
| 1990 |
George Brett, Kansas City |
.328 |
| 1991 |
Julio Franco, Texas |
.341 |
| 1992 |
Edgar Martinez, Seattle |
.343 |
| 1993 |
John Olerud, Toronto |
.363 |
| 19942 |
Paul O'Neill, New York |
.359 |
| 1995 |
Edgar Martinez, Seattle |
.356 |
| 1996 |
Alex Rodriguez, Seattle |
.358 |
| 1997 |
Frank Thomas, Chicago |
.347 |
| 1998 |
Bernie Williams, New York |
.339 |
| 1999 |
Nomar Garciaparra, Boston |
.357 |
| 2000 |
Nomar Garciaparra, Boston |
.372 |
| 2001 |
Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle |
.350 |
| 2002 |
Manny Ramirez, Boston |
.349 |
| 2003 |
Bill Mueller, Boston |
.326 |
| 2004 |
Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle |
.372 |
| 2005 |
Michael Young, Texas |
.331 |
| 2006 |
Joe Mauer, Minnesota |
.347 |
| 2007 |
Magglio Ordóñez,
Detroit |
.363 |
1. Split season because of players'
strike.
2. Season ended on Aug. 12 because of
players' strike.
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