Yep I actually knew about the minimum plate appearance rule but forgot about Gwynn in 96 and that it in came into play that year.
Madlock technically had 320 PA in his 1981 season in which his Pirates played 102 games, so I think he had met the 3.1 per game requirement. (strike year)
He did have a big lead in the race, so either way he would have been champ.
Gwynn fell 4 PA below the 502 minimum (3.1 * 162) with 498 and was way way ahead of others.
Agree with poster above, let's hope it doesn't come down to giving the batting championship to a suspended player nor that the WS ends up being won in the 9th inning of game 7 because of the silly home field rule!
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