He came thisclose last year, falling to Matt Holliday on the final day of the season, but this time Chipper Jones made sure he’d pick up his first career batting title beating Albert Pujols (.357) and Holliday (.321) with his career best .364 average. In collecting the award, Jones became the oldest switch-hitting player to do so and for a switch-hitter his average is second only to Mickey Mantle who batted .365 in 1957. Congrats Chipper! You truly were one of the lone Braves highlights this season!
(Photo: AP; source)
Monday, September 29, 2008
Chipper Jones: Your 2008 NL Batting Champ
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