who was the first player to get a batting title mlb

Jimmy Collins won a championship in 1903.

Interpreted as:
Who was the first player to get a batting title in a regular season MLB?
NAME CHAMPS SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Jimmy Collins
J. Collins
1
1903
BSA BSA
130
540
88
160
33
17
5
72
24
2
28
23
579
242
55
13
.296
.329
.448
.777
87
18.5
.361
127
18.3
2 Lou Criger
L. Criger
1
1903
BSA BSA
96
317
41
61
7
10
3
31
26
1
31
5
358
97
20
14
.192
.256
.306
.562
30
-12.8
.268
70
-12.9
3 Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
1
1903
BSA BSA
37
106
6
17
2
1
0
8
11
0
28
1
122
21
3
5
.160
.239
.198
.437
6
-8.6
.221
40
-8.6
4 Patsy Dougherty
P. Dougherty
1
1903
BSA BSA
139
590
107
195
19
12
4
59
33
6
62
35
647
250
35
18
.331
.372
.424
.796
104
27.7
.376
136
27.5
5 Duke Farrell
D. Farrell
1
1903
BSA BSA
17
52
5
21
5
1
0
8
5
1
4
1
62
28
6
4
.404
.466
.538
1.004
14
6.9
.469
194
6.9
6 Hobe Ferris
H. Ferris
1
1903
BSA BSA
141
525
69
132
19
7
9
66
25
1
59
11
566
192
35
15
.251
.287
.366
.652
63
-4.2
.307
94
-4.3
7 Buck Freeman
B. Freeman
1
1903
BSA BSA
141
567
74
163
39
20
13
104
30
4
73
5
611
281
72
10
.287
.328
.496
.823
100
27.9
.380
138
27.7
8 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
1
1903
BSA BSA
33
93
14
26
4
2
1
13
3
1
24
1
101
37
7
4
.280
.309
.398
.707
13
1
.331
108
1
9 Candy Lachance
C. Lachance
1
1903
BSA BSA
141
522
60
134
22
6
1
53
28
7
56
12
579
171
29
22
.257
.303
.328
.631
62
-6.5
.302
90
-6.6
10 Jack O'Brien
J. O'Brien
1
1903
BSA BSA
96
338
44
71
14
4
3
38
21
3
37
10
376
102
21
14
.210
.262
.302
.564
32
-12.9
.270
71
-13
11 Freddy Parent
F. Parent
1
1903
BSA BSA
139
560
83
170
31
17
4
80
13
6
21
24
592
247
52
13
.304
.326
.441
.767
87
17.2
.357
124
17
12 Chick Stahl
C. Stahl
1
1903
BSA BSA
77
299
60
82
12
6
2
44
28
1
28
10
332
112
20
4
.274
.338
.375
.713
45
5.4
.340
114
5.4
13 Cy Young
C. Young
1
1903
BSA BSA
41
137
21
44
6
3
1
14
4
0
20
2
146
59
10
5
.321
.340
.431
.771
22
4.6
.360
126
4.6
14 Red Ames
R. Ames
1
1905
NYG NYG
34
97
6
14
0
3
0
7
4
0
40
0
107
20
3
6
.144
.178
.206
.384
3
-8.7
.187
19
-10.2
15 Roger Bresnahan
R. Bresnahan
1
1905
NYG NYG
104
331
58
100
18
3
0
46
50
11
21
11
399
124
21
7
.302
.411
.375
.785
63
21.3
.386
133
15.7
16 George Browne
G. Browne
1
1905
NYG NYG
127
536
95
157
16
14
4
43
20
2
59
26
569
213
34
11
.293
.321
.397
.718
74
13.7
.343
108
5.6
17 Bill Dahlen
B. Dahlen
1
1905
NYG NYG
148
520
67
126
20
4
7
81
62
12
43
37
601
175
31
7
.242
.337
.337
.673
74
10.2
.332
102
1.7
18 Art Devlin
A. Devlin
1
1905
NYG NYG
153
525
74
129
14
7
2
61
66
13
48
59
616
163
23
12
.246
.344
.310
.655
73
7.7
.326
99
-1
19 Mike Donlin
M. Donlin
1
1905
NYG NYG
150
606
124
216
31
16
7
80
56
2
41
33
676
300
54
12
.356
.413
.495
.908
128
57
.432
159
47.4
20 Billy Gilbert
B. Gilbert
1
1905
NYG NYG
115
376
45
93
11
3
0
24
41
6
44
11
437
110
14
14
.247
.331
.293
.624
47
0.8
.310
90
-5.4
21 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
1
1905
NYG NYG
44
127
13
30
5
0
2
16
10
3
12
2
141
41
7
1
.236
.307
.323
.630
15
0.3
.310
90
-1.7
22 Dan McGann
D. McGann
1
1905
NYG NYG
136
491
88
147
23
14
5
75
55
19
31
22
584
213
42
19
.299
.391
.434
.825
97
35.8
.398
140
27.6
23 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
1
1905
NYG NYG
46
120
11
28
6
1
0
11
7
0
15
4
128
36
7
1
.233
.276
.300
.576
11
-2.4
.279
72
-4.2
24 Sam Mertes
S. Mertes
1
1905
NYG NYG
150
551
81
154
27
17
5
108
56
5
51
52
627
230
49
15
.279
.351
.417
.769
92
26.2
.369
123
17.3
25 Sammy Strang
S. Strang
1
1905
NYG NYG
111
294
51
76
9
4
3
29
58
5
44
23
369
102
16
12
.259
.389
.347
.736
54
14.7
.366
122
9.5

More Red Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

65

7th

R

259

5th

SO

432

10th

ERA

4.05

19th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
30
20
.600
Red Sox Red Sox
26
26
.500
5.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
25
25
.500
5.0
Rays Rays
24
26
.480
6.0
Orioles Orioles
16
33
.327
13.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/24
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
6:35 PM
Sun
5/25
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Mon
5/26
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Tue
5/27
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM
Wed
5/28
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
1:10 PM
Last Game
BOS Red Sox

26 - 26

19

Final

5

BAL Orioles

16 - 33

Fri 23 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
33
18
.647
Mets Mets
30
21
.588
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
31
20
.608
Cardinals Cardinals
28
23
.549
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
32
19
.627
Giants Giants
30
21
.588
2.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
30
20
.600
Red Sox Red Sox
26
26
.500
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
33
19
.635
Guardians Guardians
28
22
.560
4.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
29
21
.580
Astros Astros
26
25
.510
3.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/8
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
2-3
Thu
5/8
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
1-2
Thu
5/8
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
10-0
Thu
5/8
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
3-4
Thu
5/8
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
2-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/24
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
6:35 PM
Sat
5/24
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Sat
5/24
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:15 PM
Sat
5/24
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
7:15 PM
Sat
5/24
PHI PHI
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM