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That was the margin of victory in the NL batting race. Albert Pujols goes 2-for-5 to finish the year at .3587. Helton went 2-for-4 to finish at .3585, making it the closest batting race in NL history. One more hit for Helton would have won the title for him.

By comparison, Bill Meuller won the AL title by a comfortable margin at .326 over Manny Ramirez at .325 and Derek Jeter at .324.