American League Batting Champions
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| 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 |
1. Split season because of players' strike.
2. Season ended on Aug. 12 because of players' strike.
