Major league baseball crowns an American League Batting Champion every year, and the list below starts way back in 1901 when Nap Lajoie won with a .426 average.
Ty Cobb has won the most titles with twelve. Other players with multiple AL Batting Titles include Ted Williams, Rod Carew, Wade Boggs and Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins (pictured left).
American League Batting Champions
| Yr | AL Batting Champions | Team | Avg |
| 2011 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers | .344 |
| 2010 | Josh Hamilton | Texas Rangers | .359 |
| 2009 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins | .365 |
| 2008 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins | .328 |
| 2007 | Magglio Ordonez | Detroit Tigers | .363 |
| 2006 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins | .347 |
| 2005 | Michael Young | Texas Rangers | .331 |
| 2004 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners | .372 |
| 2003 | Bill Mueller | Boston Red Sox | .326 |
| 2002 | Manny Ramirez | Boston Red Sox | .349 |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners | .350 |
| 2000 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | .372 |
| 1999 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | .357 |
| 1998 | Bernie Williams | New York Yankees | .339 |
| 1997 | Frank Thomas | Chicago White Sox | .347 |
| 1996 | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | .358 |
| 1995 | Edgar Martinez | Seattle Mariners | .356 |
| 1994 | Paul O'Neill | New York Yankees | .359 |
| 1993 | John Olerud | Toronto Blue Jays | .363 |
| 1992 | Edgar Martinez | Seattle Mariners | .343 |
| 1991 | Julio Franco | Texas Rangers | .341 |
| 1990 | George Brett | Kansas City Royals | .329 |
| 1989 | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota Twins | .339 |
| 1988 | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | .366 |
| 1987 | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | .363 |
| 1986 | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | .357 |
| 1985 | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | .368 |
| 1984 | Don Mattingly | New York Yankees | .343 |
| 1983 | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | .361 |
| 1982 | Willie Wilson | Kansas City Royals | .332 |
| 1981 | Carney Lansford | Boston Red Sox | .336 |
| 1980 | George Brett | Kansas City Royals | .390 |
| 1979 | Fred Lynn | Boston Red Sox | .333 |
| 1978 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | .333 |
| 1977 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | .388 |
| 1976 | George Brett | Kansas City Royals | .333 |
| 1975 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | .359 |
| 1974 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | .364 |
| 1973 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | .350 |
| 1972 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | .318 |
| 1971 | Tony Oliva | Minnesota Twins | .337 |
| 1970 | Alex Johnson | California Angels | .329 |
| 1969 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | .332 |
| 1968 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox | .301 |
| 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox | .326 |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | .316 |
| 1965 | Tony Oliva | Minnesota Twins | .321 |
| 1964 | Tony Oliva | Minnesota Twins | .323 |
| 1963 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox | .321 |
| 1962 | Pete Runnels | Boston Red Sox | .326 |
| 1961 | Norm Cash | Detroit Tigers | .361 |
| 1960 | Pete Runnels | Boston Red Sox | .320 |
| 1959 | Harvey Kuenn | Detroit Tigers | .353 |
| 1958 | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | .328 |
| 1957 | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | .388 |
| 1956 | Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees | .353 |
| 1955 | Al Kaline | Detroit Tigers | .340 |
| 1954 | Bobby Avila | Cleveland Indians | .341 |
| 1953 | Mickey Vernon | Washington Nationals | .337 |
| 1952 | Ferris Fain | Philadelphia Athletics | .327 |
| 1951 | Ferris Fain | Philadelphia Athletics | .344 |
| 1950 | Billy Goodman | Boston Red Sox | .354 |
| 1949 | George Kell | Detroit Tigers | .343 |
| 1948 | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | .369 |
| 1947 | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | .343 |
| 1946 | Mickey Vernon | Washington Nationals | .353 |
| 1945 | Snuffy Stirnweiss | New York Yankees | .309 |
| 1944 | Lou Boudreau | Cleveland Indians | .327 |
| 1943 | Luke Appling | Chicago White Sox | .328 |
| 1942 | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | .356 |
| 1941 | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | .406 |
| 1940 | Joe DiMaggio | New York Yankees | .352 |
| 1939 | Joe DiMaggio | New York Yankees | .381 |
| 1938 | Jimmie Foxx | Boston Red Sox | .349 |
| 1937 | Charlie Gehringer | Detroit Tigers | .371 |
| 1936 | Luke Appling | Chicago White Sox | .388 |
| 1935 | Buddy Myer | Washington Nationals | .349 |
| 1934 | Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | .363 |
| 1933 | Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia Athletics | .356 |
| 1932 | Dale Alexander | Detroit Tigers | .367 |
| 1931 | Al Simmons | Philadelphia Athletics | .390 |
| 1930 | Al Simmons | Philadelphia Athletics | .381 |
| 1929 | Lew Fonseca | Cleveland Indians | .369 |
| 1928 | Goose Goslin | Washington Nationals | .379 |
| 1927 | Harry Heilmann | Detroit Tigers | .398 |
| 1926 | Heinie Manush | Detroit Tigers | .378 |
| 1925 | Harry Heilmann | Detroit Tigers | .393 |
| 1924 | Babe Ruth | New York Yankees | .378 |
| 1923 | Harry Heilmann | Detroit Tigers | .403 |
| 1922 | George Sisler | St Louis Browns | .420 |
| 1921 | Harry Heilmann | Detroit Tigers | .394 |
| 1920 | George Sisler | St Louis Browns | .407 |
| 1919 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .384 |
| 1918 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .382 |
| 1917 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .383 |
| 1916 | Tris Speaker | Cleveland Indians | .386 |
| 1915 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .369 |
| 1914 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .368 |
| 1913 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .390 |
| 1912 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .409 |
| 1911 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .420 |
| 1910 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .383 |
| 1909 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .377 |
| 1908 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .324 |
| 1907 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .350 |
| 1906 | George Stone | St Louis Browns | .358 |
| 1905 | Elmer Flick | Cleveland Naps | .308 |
| 1904 | Nap Lajoie | Cleveland Naps | .376 |
| 1903 | Nap Lajoie | Cleveland Naps | .344 |
| 1902 | Ed Delahanty | Washington Nationals | .376 |
| 1901 | Nap Lajoie | Philadelphia Athletics | .426 |
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