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American League

YearLeaderTeamBA
1901Nap LajoiePHI.426
1902Ed DelahantyWAS.376
1903Nap LajoieCLE.344
1904Nap LajoieCLE.376
1905Elmer FlickCLE.308
1906George StoneSTL.358
1907Ty CobbDET.350
1908Ty CobbDET.324
1909Ty CobbDET.377
1910Ty CobbDET.383
1911Ty CobbDET.420
1912Ty CobbDET.409
1913Ty CobbDET.390
1914Ty CobbDET.368
1915Ty CobbDET.369
1916Tris SpeakerCLE.386
1917Ty CobbDET.383
1918Ty CobbDET.382
1919Ty CobbDET.384
1920George SislerSTL.407
1921Harry HeilmannDET.394
1922George SislerSTL.420
1923Harry HeilmannDET.403
1924Babe RuthNY.378
1925Harry HeilmannDET.393
1926Heinie ManushDET.378
1927Harry HeilmannDET.398
1928Goose GoslinWAS.379
1929Lew FonsecaCLE.369
1930Al SimmonsPHI.381
1931Al SimmonsPHI.390
1932Dale AlexanderDET/BOS.367
1933Jimmy FoxxPHI.356
1934Lou GehrigNY.363
1935Buddy MyerWAS.349
1936Luke ApplingCHI.388
1937Charlie GehringerDET.371
1938Jimmy FoxxBOS.349
1939Joe DiMaggioNY.381
1940Joe DiMaggioNY.352
1941Ted WilliamsBOS.406
1942Ted WilliamsBOS.356
1943Luke ApplingCHI.328
1944Lou BoudreauCLE.327
1945Snuffy StirnweissNY.309
1946Mickey VernonWAS.353
1947Ted WilliamsBOS.343
1948Ted WilliamsBOS.369
1949George KellDET.343
1950Billy GoodmanBOS.354
1951Ferris FainPHI.344
1952Ferris FainPHI.327
1953Mickey VernonWAS.337
1954Bobby AvilaCLE.341
1955Al KalineDET.340
1956Mickey MantleNY.353
1957Ted WilliamsBOS.388
1958Ted WilliamsBOS.328
1959Harvey KuennDET.353
1960Pete RunnelsBOS.320
1961Norm CashDET.361
1962Pete RunnelsBOS.326
1963Carl YastrzemskiBOS.321
1964Tony OlivaMIN.323
1965Tony OlivaMIN.321
1966Frank RobinsonBAL.316
1967Carl YastrzemskiBOS.326
1968Carl YastrzemskiBOS.301
1969Rod CarewMIN.332
1970Alex JohnsonCAL.329
1971Tony OlivaMIN.337
1972Rod CarewMIN.318
1973Rod CarewMIN.350
1974Rod CarewMIN.364
1975Rod CarewMIN.359
1976George BrettKC.333
1977Rod CarewMIN.388
1978Rod CarewMIN.333
1979Fred LynnBOS.333
1980George BrettKC.390
1981Carney LansfordBOS.336
1982Willie WilsonKC.332
1983Wade BoggsBOS.361
1984Don MattinglyNY.343
1985Wade BoggsBOS.368
1986Wade BoggsBOS.357
1987Wade BoggsBOS.363
1988Wade BoggsBOS.366
1989Kirby PuckettMIN.339
1990George BrettKC.329
1991Julio FrancoTEX.341
1992Edgar MartinezSEA.343
1993John OlerudTOR.363
1994Paul O'NeillNY.359
1995Edgar MartinezSEA.356
1996Alex RodriguezSEA.358
1997Frank ThomasCHI.347
1998Bernie WilliamsNY.339
1999Nomar GarciaparraBOS.357
2000Nomar GarciaparraBOS.372
2001Ichiro SuzukiSEA.350
2002Manny RamirezBOS.349
2003Bill MuellerBOS.326
2004Ichiro SuzukiSEA.372
2005Michael YoungTEX.331
2006Joe MauerMIN.347

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National League

YearLeaderTeamBA
1901Jesse BurkettSTL.376
1902Ginger BeaumontPIT.357
1903Honus WagnerPIT.355
1904Honus WagnerPIT.349
1905Cy SeymourCIN.377
1906Honus WagnerPIT.339
1907Honus WagnerPIT.350
1908Honus WagnerPIT.354
1909Honus WagnerPIT.339
1910Sherry MageePHI.331
1911Honus WagnerPIT.334
1912Heinie ZimmermanCHI.372
1913Jake DaubertBRK.350
1914Jake DaubertBRK.329
1915Larry DoyleNY.320
1916Hal ChaseCIN.339
1917Edd RoushCIN.341
1918Zack WheatBRK.335
1919Edd RoushCIN.321
1920Rogers HornsbySTL.370
1921Rogers HornsbySTL.397
1922Rogers HornsbySTL.401
1923Rogers HornsbySTL.384
1924Rogers HornsbySTL.424
1925Rogers HornsbySTL.403
1926Bubbles HargraveCIN.353
1927Paul WanerPIT.380
1928Rogers HornsbyBOS.387
1929Lefty O'DoulPHI.398
1930Bill TerryNY.401
1931Chick HafeySTL.349
1932Lefty O'DoulBRK.368
1933Chuck KleinPHI.368
1934Paul WanerPIT.362
1935Arky VaughanPIT.385
1936Paul WanerPIT.373
1937Joe MedwickSTL.374
1938Ernie LombardiCIN.342
1939Johnny MizeSTL.349
1940Debs GarmsPIT.355
1941Pete ReiserBRK.343
1942Ernie LombardiBOS.330
1943Stan MusialSTL.357
1944Dixie WalkerBRK.357
1945Phil CavarrettaCHI.355
1946Stan MusialSTL.365
1947Harry WalkerSTL/PHI.363
1948Stan MusialSTL.376
1949Jackie RobinsonBRK.342
1950Stan MusialSTL.346
1951Stan MusialSTL.355
1952Stan MusialSTL.336
1953Carl FurilloBRK.344
1954Willie MaysNY.345
1955Richie AshburnPHI.338
1956Henry AaronMIL.328
1957Stan MusialSTL.351
1958Richie AshburnPHI.350
1959Henry AaronMIL.355
1960Dick GroatPIT.325
1961Roberto ClementePIT.351
1962Tommy DavisLA.346
1963Tommy DavisLA.326
1964Roberto ClementePIT.339
1965Roberto ClementePIT.329
1966Matty AlouPIT.342
1967Roberto ClementePIT.357
1968Pete RoseCIN.335
1969Pete RoseCIN.348
1970Rico CartyATL.366
1971Joe TorreSTL.363
1972Billy WilliamsCHI.333
1973Pete RoseCIN.338
1974Ralph GarrATL.353
1975Bill MadlockCHI.354
1976Bill MadlockCHI.339
1977Dave ParkerPIT.338
1978Dave ParkerPIT.334
1979Keith HernandezSTL.344
1980Bill BucknerCHI.324
1981Bill MadlockPIT.341
1982Al OliverMON.331
1983Bill MadlockPIT.323
1984Tony GwynnSD.351
1985Willie McGeeSTL.353
1986Tim RainesMON.334
1987Tony GwynnSD.370
1988Tony GwynnSD.313
1989Tony GwynnSD.336
1990Willie McGeeSTL.335
1991Terry PendletonATL.319
1992Gary SheffieldSD.330
1993Andres GalarragaCOL.370
1994Tony GwynnSD.394
1995Tony GwynnSD.368
1996Tony GwynnSD.353
1997Tony GwynnSD.372
1998Larry WalkerCOL.363
1999Larry WalkerCOL.379
2000Todd HeltonCOL.372
2001Larry WalkerCOL.350
2002Barry BondsSF.370
2003Albert PujolsSTL.359
2004Barry BondsSF.362
2005Derrek LeeCHI.335
2006Freddy SanchezPIT.344

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