Who has most batting titles?

Ty Cobb won more batting titles than any other player, though the precise number is unclear because of the race in the 1910 American League
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Who was the 4 time batting champ?

Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock, Jr.

He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1973 to 1987. Madlock is notable for being a four-time National League batting champion. His four batting titles as a third baseman was a record until Wade Boggs attained his fifth in 1988.
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Who has the highest BA in MLB history?

Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted . 366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers. In addition, he won a record 11 batting titles for leading the American League in BA over the course of an entire season.
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Who is the greatest hitter that ever lived?

During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames: The Kid, The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame... but the only nickname that he ever wanted was "the greatest hitter who ever lived."
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How many players have won batting titles in both leagues?

NEW YORK (WAFB) - Former LSU baseball star DJ LeMahieu became the first player in Major League Baseball to win undisputed batting titles in both leagues when the shortened season ended Sunday, September 27. LeMahieu's .
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Has a rookie ever won a batting title?

Tony Oliva, 1964 AL (Twins)

Oliva's . 328 average made him the first rookie in modern history to win a batting title, and he also paced the AL in hits, runs and doubles. His 374 total bases led the Majors and is tied with Hal Trotsky (1934) for the most by any first-year player.
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Who has 7 batting titles?

Fans, let's hear it one more time for two of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball, Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn." Carew, a seven-time AL batting champion, won the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 and appeared in 18 consecutive All-Star Games.
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Who threw 7 no-hitters in his career?

On the same day that Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's all-time steals record, Nolan Ryan made history as well, recording his major league record seventh no-hitter. On May 1, 1991, at the age of 44, Ryan became the oldest player to register a no-hitter.
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Who is the most feared hitter in baseball?

Ben Verlander: Barry Bonds, the most feared hitter in all of baseball, belongs in the Hall of Fame I Flippin' Bats | FOX Sports.
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Who is the hardest hitter in MLB history?

Here are the hardest-hit baseballs in MLB history
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays – 117.9 mph.
  • Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox – 117.8 mph.
  • Jorge Soler, Miami Marlins – 117.6 mph.
  • Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros – 117.4 mph.
  • Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers – 117.2 mph.
  • Rowdy Tellez, Milwaukee Brewers – 116.9 mph.
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Has any MLB player ever hit 400?

300 in a season is already regarded as solid. Forty-two players have recorded a batting average of at least . 400 in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) season as of 2021, the last being Willard Brown of the Kansas City Monarchs and Artie Wilson of the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.
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Who was the 1st million dollar baseball player?

Nolan Ryan becomes baseball's first million dollar man | Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Who is the closest to 3000 hits in MLB?

Tony Gwynn was the fastest player in National League history to hit the 3,000 mark; he reached the mark in his 2,284th game. Hank Aaron was the youngest NL player to accomplish 3,000 hits; he achieved the feat at 36 years, 100 days old.
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Has anyone hit 4 home runs in a row?

Mike Cameron, Rocky Colavito, Carlos Delgado, Scooter Gennett, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Lowe, J.D. Martinez, and Mike Schmidt hit each of their four home runs in consecutive order!
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Who has won the Triple Crown in baseball?

Twenty-seven players have won the Triple Crown, making it one of the rarest accomplishments in all of baseball. Of those 27, just five have occurred in the post-integration era (1947-present): Ted Williams (1947), Mickey Mantle (1956), Frank Robinson (1966), Carl Yastrzemski (1967) and Miguel Cabrera (2012).
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Who is the hardest hitter ever?

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Who is the meanest player in baseball?

When he was 68 in 1955, retired baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb expressed opposition to ever being the subject of a book or a movie.
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Who can throw a baseball 100 mph?

As far as the technology of the time could tell us, Nolan Ryan threw a 100 mph fastball. Randy Johnson was clocked as high as 102. Bob Feller may have hit 104 in his day, although we only have some creative science experiments to rely on for that figure.
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Who pitched the most perfect games?

No pitcher has ever thrown more than one. The perfect game thrown by Don Larsen in game 5 of the 1956 World Series is the only postseason perfect game in major league history and one of only three postseason no-hitters.
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What is the fastest pitch thrown?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Has anyone pitched a no-hitter and lost?

On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt . 45s became the only pitcher to lose a complete game no-hitter in nine innings when he was beaten, 1–0, by the Cincinnati Reds. The winning run was scored by Pete Rose in the top of the ninth inning via an error, groundout, and another error.
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Who has 8 batting titles?

Tony Gwynn won a record-tying eight NL batting titles from 1984 to 1997.
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Has a catcher ever won a batting title?

A six-time All-Star, Mauer is the only catcher in MLB history to win three batting titles, and the only catcher to ever win a batting title in the American League (AL).
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Who has more than 700 home runs?

Of the more than 20,000 players who have participated in an MLB game, Pujols joined Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth as one of only four AL/NL players to have reached 700 homers.
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