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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
Willie only gets there with an asterisk though. Eddie Murray actually led the majors in hitting the year of McGee's 2nd title but Willie won the batting title in the NL due to a timely trade to the A's. He had enough at bats to be official in the NL where he hit .332 but his batting average with the A's was enough to drop him to .324 for the season. Murray hit .331 for the Dodgers and Brett hit .329, so Eddie Murray led the majors in batting without winning a batting title. Numbers are from memory, so they may not be perfect, but they demonstrate the phenomenon.
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Very good one Scott I forgot about Eddie Murray and the trade. Great story that one
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