Willie McGee becomes the first major league player to win a batting title in a league in which he didn’t finish the season

ByThis Day in Baseball October 3, 1990May 3, 2019

On October 3, 1990.00 Willie McGee becomes the first major league player to win a batting title in a league in which he didn’t finish the season. McGee, who had a .335 average when St. Louis traded him to Oakland on August 28th, wins his second National League batting crown when Dave Magadan of the…

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George Brett becomes the only player to win three batting crowns in three different decades (1976-.333; 1980-.390)

ByThis Day in Baseball October 3, 1990May 3, 2019

On October 3, 1990 George Brett pinch hits a fifth-inning RBI sac fly, and then singles in the seventh inning to end the season winning the batting title with a .329 batting average. Kansas City’s 5 – 2 losses the game to the Cleveland Indians. The Royals superstar is the only player to win three…

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Day: October 3, 1990

Willie McGee becomes the first major league player to win a batting title in a league in which he didn’t finish the season

George Brett becomes the only player to win three batting crowns in three different decades (1976-.333; 1980-.390)

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