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 Rod Carew. 364 Minnesota Twins Jorge Orta. 316 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 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 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 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 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 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
who was the last red sox player to win a batting title
Bill Mueller