Kluszewski Takes Home AL Batting Title Tuesday, October 3rd , 2000 Ted Kluszewski of the Seattle Mariners was this year's best hitter in the American League.
The 26-year-old first baseman collected the batting title with a .326 average.
Playing in 160 games, the AL champ racked up 213 hits in 654 at-bats with 35 home runs and 141 RBIs.