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Rod Carew won seven AL batting titles between 1969 and 1978. George Brett's .390 batting average in 1980 is the second-highest since 1941. Ichiro Suzuki won AL batting titles in 2001 and 2004. Joe Mauer won the 2006, 2008, and 2009 batting titles, becoming the first catcher to win three batting titles and the only catcher ever to win in the AL.
The result affects both AL division races, as the Orioles climb into a first-place tie with the Detroit Tigers in the East and the Athletics fall a full game behind the Chicago White Sox in the West. Managerial heads continue to roll during the season, as Harry Walker , skipper of the 67–54 Houston Astros , is relieved of his command.
The 1972 Major League Baseball season was the first to have games cancelled by a player strike. It was also the last season in which American League pitchers would hit for themselves on a regular basis; the designated hitter rule would go into effect the following season.
In 1972, Carew led the AL in batting, hitting .318; he had no home runs for the only time in his career. This was the first time since 1918, when Zack Wheat won the National League batting championship, that a player won the batting title with no home runs. The start of the 1973 season was slow, Carew was only hitting .246 by the end of April. [26]
Spohrer had his best season offensively in 1930 when he posted a .361 on-base percentage, a .441 slugging percentage and led the Braves with a .317 batting average in 112 games. [1] That season, a lively ball wound with special Australian wool was used by major league baseball, resulting in a league batting average that was above .300 for the ...
At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. [1] Leading either the American League or the National League in a particular category is referred to as a title. The following lists describe which players hold the most titles in a career for a particular category.
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Minnesota Twins ... 1972 – Rod Carew (.318) 1971 ... ** First AL catcher to win batting title. Pitching
The 1972 American League Championship Series was the best-of-five semifinal series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 1972 postseason between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers for the right to go to the 1972 World Series. The fourth edition of the ALCS was held from October 7 to October 12.