List of Major League Baseball batting champions
American League

List of Major League Baseball batting champions

Section Title: American League
Table Section Text: None

Year	Winner	AVG	Team(s)	Runner-up	2nd AVG	Ref

1901	Nap Lajoie†	.426	Philadelphia Athletics	Mike Donlin	.340

1902	Disputed	—

1903	Nap Lajoie†	.344	Cleveland Naps	Sam Crawford†	.335

1904	Nap Lajoie†	.376	Cleveland Naps	Willie Keeler†	.343

1905	Elmer Flick†	.308	Cleveland Naps	Willie Keeler†	.302

1906	George Stone	.358	St. Louis Browns	Nap Lajoie†	.355

1907	Ty Cobb†	.350	Detroit Tigers	Sam Crawford†	.323

1908	Ty Cobb†	.324	Detroit Tigers	Sam Crawford†	.311

1909	Ty Cobb†	.377	Detroit Tigers	Eddie Collins†	.347

1910	Ty Cobb†	—

1911	Ty Cobb†	.420	Detroit Tigers	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.408

1912	Ty Cobb†	.409	Detroit Tigers	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395

1913	Ty Cobb†	.390	Detroit Tigers	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.373

1914	Ty Cobb†	.368	Detroit Tigers	Eddie Collins†	.344

1915	Ty Cobb†	.369	Detroit Tigers	Eddie Collins†	.332

1916	Tris Speaker†	.386	Cleveland Indians	Ty Cobb†	.371

1917	Ty Cobb†	.383	Detroit Tigers	George Sisler†	.353

1918	Ty Cobb†	.382	Detroit Tigers	George Burns	.352

1919	Ty Cobb†	.384	Detroit Tigers	Bobby Veach	.355

1920	George Sisler†	.407	St. Louis Browns	Tris Speaker†	.388

1921	Harry Heilmann†	.394	Detroit Tigers	Ty Cobb†	.389

1922	George Sisler†	.420	St. Louis Browns	Ty Cobb†	.401

1923	Harry Heilmann†	.403	Detroit Tigers	Babe Ruth†	.393

1924	Babe Ruth†	.378	New York Yankees	Charlie Jamieson	.359

1925	Harry Heilmann†	.393	Detroit Tigers	Tris Speaker†	.389

1926	Heinie Manush†	.378	Detroit Tigers	Babe Ruth†	.372

1927	Harry Heilmann†	.398	Detroit Tigers	Al Simmons†	.392

1928	Goose Goslin†	.379	Washington Senators	Heinie Manush†	.378

1929	Lew Fonseca	.369	Cleveland Indians	Al Simmons†	.365

1930	Al Simmons†	.381	Philadelphia Athletics	Lou Gehrig†	.379

1931	Al Simmons†	.390	Philadelphia Athletics	Babe Ruth†	.373

1932	Dale Alexander	.367	Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox	Jimmie Foxx†	.364

1933	Jimmie Foxx†	.356	Philadelphia Athletics	Heinie Manush†	.336

1934	Lou Gehrig†	.363	New York Yankees	Charlie Gehringer†	.356

1935	Buddy Myer	.349	Washington Senators	Joe Vosmik	.348

1936	Luke Appling†	.388	Chicago White Sox	Earl Averill†	.378

1937	Charlie Gehringer†	.371	Detroit Tigers	Lou Gehrig†	.351

1938	Jimmie Foxx†	.349	Boston Red Sox	Jeff Heath	.343

1939	Joe DiMaggio†	.381	New York Yankees	Jimmie Foxx†	.360

1940	Joe DiMaggio†	.352	New York Yankees	Luke Appling†	.348

1941	Ted Williams†	.406	Boston Red Sox	Cecil Travis	.359

1942	Ted Williams†	.356	Boston Red Sox	Johnny Pesky	.331

1943	Luke Appling†	.328	Chicago White Sox	Dick Wakefield	.316

1944	Lou Boudreau†	.327	Cleveland Indians	Bobby Doerr†	.325

1945	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.309	New York Yankees	Tony Cuccinello	.308

1946	Mickey Vernon	.353	Washington Senators	Ted Williams†	.342

1947	Ted Williams†	.343	Boston Red Sox	Barney McCosky	.328

1948	Ted Williams†	.369	Boston Red Sox	Lou Boudreau†	.355

1949	George Kell†	.343	Detroit Tigers	Ted Williams†	.343

1950	Billy Goodman	.354	Boston Red Sox	George Kell†	.340

1951	Ferris Fain	.344	Philadelphia Athletics	Minnie Miñoso	.326

1952	Ferris Fain	.327	Philadelphia Athletics	Dale Mitchell	.323

1953	Mickey Vernon	.337	Washington Senators	Al Rosen	.336

1954	Bobby Ávila	.341	Cleveland Indians	Ted Williams†	.345

1955	Al Kaline†	.340	Detroit Tigers	Vic Power	.319

1956	Mickey Mantle†	.353	New York Yankees	Ted Williams†	.345

1957	Ted Williams†	.388	Boston Red Sox	Mickey Mantle†	.365

1958	Ted Williams†	.328	Boston Red Sox	Pete Runnels	.322

1959	Harvey Kuenn	.353	Detroit Tigers	Al Kaline†	.327

1960	Pete Runnels	.320	Boston Red Sox	Al Smith	.315

1961	Norm Cash	.361	Detroit Tigers	Al Kaline†	.324

1962	Pete Runnels	.326	Boston Red Sox	Mickey Mantle†	.321

1963	Carl Yastrzemski†	.321	Boston Red Sox	Al Kaline†	.312

1964	Tony Oliva	.323	Minnesota Twins	Brooks Robinson†	.317

1965	Tony Oliva	.321	Minnesota Twins	Carl Yastrzemski†	.312

1966	Frank Robinson†	.316	Baltimore Orioles	Tony Oliva	.307

1967	Carl Yastrzemski†	.326	Boston Red Sox	Frank Robinson†	.311

1968	Carl Yastrzemski†	.301	Boston Red Sox	Danny Cater	.290

1969	Rod Carew†	.332	Minnesota Twins	Reggie Smith	.309

1970	Alex Johnson	.329	California Angels	Carl Yastrzemski†	.329

1971	Tony Oliva	.337	Minnesota Twins	Bobby Murcer	.331

1972	Rod Carew†	.318	Minnesota Twins	Lou Piniella	.312

1973	Rod Carew†	.350	Minnesota Twins	George Scott	.306

1974	Rod Carew†	.364	Minnesota Twins	Jorge Orta	.316

1975	Rod Carew†	.359	Minnesota Twins	Fred Lynn	.331

1976	George Brett†	.333	Kansas City Royals	Hal McRae	.332

1977	Rod Carew†	.388	Minnesota Twins	Lyman Bostock	.336

1978	Rod Carew†	.333	Minnesota Twins	Al Oliver	.324

1979	Fred Lynn	.333	Boston Red Sox	George Brett†	.329

1980	George Brett†	.390	Kansas City Royals	Cecil Cooper	.352

1981	Carney Lansford	.336	Boston Red Sox	Tom Paciorek	.326

1982	Willie Wilson	.332	Kansas City Royals	Robin Yount†	.331

1983	Wade Boggs†	.361	Boston Red Sox	Rod Carew†	.339

1984	Don Mattingly	.343	New York Yankees	Dave Winfield†	.340

1985	Wade Boggs†	.368	Boston Red Sox	George Brett†	.335

1986	Wade Boggs†	.357	Boston Red Sox	Don Mattingly	.352

1987	Wade Boggs†	.363	Boston Red Sox	Paul Molitor†	.353

1988	Wade Boggs†	.366	Boston Red Sox	Kirby Puckett†	.356

1989	Kirby Puckett†	.339	Minnesota Twins	Carney Lansford	.336

1990	George Brett†	.329	Kansas City Royals	Rickey Henderson†	.325

1991	Julio Franco	.341	Texas Rangers	Wade Boggs†	.332

1992	Edgar Martínez†	.343	Seattle Mariners	Kirby Puckett†	.329

1993	John Olerud	.363	Toronto Blue Jays	Paul Molitor†	.332

1994	Paul O'Neill	.359	New York Yankees	Albert Belle	.357

1995	Edgar Martínez†	.356	Seattle Mariners	Chuck Knoblauch	.333

1996	Alex Rodriguez	.358	Seattle Mariners	Frank Thomas†	.349

1997	Frank Thomas†	.347	Chicago White Sox	Edgar Martínez†	.330

1998	Bernie Williams	.339	New York Yankees	Mo Vaughn	.337

1999	Nomar Garciaparra	.357	Boston Red Sox	Derek Jeter	.349

2000	Nomar Garciaparra	.372	Boston Red Sox	Darin Erstad	.355

2001	Ichiro Suzuki	.350	Seattle Mariners	Jason Giambi	.342

2002	Manny Ramirez	.349	Boston Red Sox	Mike Sweeney	.340

2003	Bill Mueller	.326	Boston Red Sox	Manny Ramirez	.325

2004	Ichiro Suzuki	.372	Seattle Mariners	Melvin Mora	.340

2005	Michael Young	.331	Texas Rangers	Alex Rodriguez	.321

2006	Joe Mauer	.347	Minnesota Twins	Derek Jeter	.344

2007	Magglio Ordóñez	.363	Detroit Tigers	Ichiro Suzuki	.351

2008	Joe Mauer	.328	Minnesota Twins	Dustin Pedroia	.326

2009	Joe Mauer	.365	Minnesota Twins	Ichiro Suzuki	.352

2010	Josh Hamilton	.359	Texas Rangers	Miguel Cabrera	.328

2011	Miguel Cabrera	.344	Detroit Tigers	Michael Young	.338

2012	Miguel Cabrera	.330	Detroit Tigers	Mike Trout	.326

2013	Miguel Cabrera	.348	Detroit Tigers	Joe Mauer	.324

2014	José Altuve	.341	Houston Astros	Victor Martinez	.335

2015	Miguel Cabrera	.338	Detroit Tigers	Xander Bogaerts	.320

2016	José Altuve	.338	Houston Astros	Mookie Betts	.318

2017	José Altuve	.346	Houston Astros	Avisail García	.330

2018	Mookie Betts	.346	Boston Red Sox	J. D. Martinez	.330

Sentence(s)

Thomas won the AL batting title in 1997 with a .347 mark.

final_sentence: Thomas won the AL batting title in 1997 with a .347 mark.