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Paul Hines won two consecutive NL batting titles in 1878 and 1879. Hugh Duffy set the current single-season record when he batted .440 in 1894. Willie Keeler won two consecutive NL batting titles in 1897 and 1898. Honus Wagner was the first batter to win eight NL batting titles and won four consecutive titles during that run.
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. Listed are players with four or more titles in a category. Active players are highlighted.
National League hitting Triple Crown winners (6 P) Pages in category "National League batting champions" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total.
National League (baseball) wins champions (1 C, 124 P) Pages in category "National League (baseball)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Shea had the best attendance in the National League that year, drawing over 53,000 fans per game on average. Atlanta Braves, the oldest continually operating team in North American sports. Known as "Beaneaters" and other nicknames, as original nickname faded and became re-associated with Cincinnati (and later with the Boston Red Sox). Adopted ...
There was an earlier "World's Championship Series" played between the pennant winners of the NL and the American Association 1884–1890; from 1894 to 1897 the NL's first- and second-place teams played a postseason series for the Temple Cup, which was considered to be the league championship. As of 2021, the Dodgers have the most modern-era ...
In 1940, his first year with the Pirates, Garms won the National League batting title despite serving as a platoon player, recording only 358 at-bats in 103 games. [2] Despite the fact that many complained at the low batting averages in 1940 compared to past years, most assumed that 400 at-bats were needed to be eligible for a batting title.
The addition of 10 hitless at-bats would have lowered his slugging percentage to a value that was still better than anyone else in the league, so Braun was the National League slugging percentage champion. A similar situation occurred when Tony Gwynn won the NL batting title in 1996. [2] Year-by-Year National League Slugging Percentage Leaders