Sports Illustrated Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (2009)See: .'' No. 3 – Theo Epstein (the list's only other MLB GMs were Seattle and Philadelphia's Pat Gillick, No. 7, and Oakland's Billy Beane, No. 10) United States Sports Academy "Carl Maddox Sport Management Award" 2007 – Theo Epstein Single-Season leaders Hitters Batting Champions 1938: Jimmie Foxx (.349) 1941: Ted Williams (.406) 1942: Ted Williams (.356) 1947: Ted Williams (.343) 1948: Ted Williams (.369) 1950: Billy Goodman (.354) 1957: Ted Williams (.388) 1958: Ted Williams (.328) 1960: Pete Runnels (.320) 1962: Pete Runnels (.326) 1963: Carl Yastrzemski (.321) 1967: Carl Yastrzemski (.326) 1968: Carl Yastrzemski (.301) 1979: Fred Lynn (.333) 1981: Carney Lansford (.336) 1983: Wade Boggs (.361) 1985: Wade Boggs (.368) 1986: Wade Boggs (.357) 1987: Wade Boggs (.363) 1988: Wade Boggs (.366) 1999: Nomar Garciaparra (.357) 2000: Nomar Garciaparra (.372) 2002: Manny Ramírez (.349) 2003: Bill Mueller (.326) 2018: Mookie Betts (.346) Home Run Champions 1910: Jake Stahl (10) 1918: Babe Ruth (11) 1919: Babe Ruth (29) 1939: Jimmie Foxx (35) 1941: Ted Williams (37) 1942: Ted Williams (36) 1947: Ted Williams (32) 1949: Ted Williams (43) 1965: Tony Conigliaro (32) 1967: Carl Yastrzemski (44) 1977: Jim Rice (39) 1978: Jim Rice (46) 1981: Dwight Evans (22) 1983: Jim Rice (39) 1984: Tony Armas (43) 2004: Manny Ramírez (43) 2006: David Ortiz (54) RBI Champions 1902: Buck Freeman (121) 1903: Buck Freeman (104) 1919: Babe Ruth (114) 1938: Jimmie Foxx (175) 1939: Ted Williams (145) 1942: Ted Williams (137) 1947: Ted Williams (114) 1949: Vern Stephens and Ted Williams (159) 1950: Walt Dropo and Vern Stephens (144) 1955: Jackie Jensen: (116) 1958: Jackie Jensen (122) 1959: Jackie Jensen (112) 1963: Dick Stuart (118) 1967: Carl Yastrzemski (121) 1968: Ken Harrelson (109) 1978: Jim Rice (139) 1983: Jim Rice (126) 1984: Tony Armas (123) 1995: Mo Vaughn (126) 2005: David Ortiz (148) 2006: David Ortiz (137) 2016: David Ortiz (127) 2018: J.D. Martinez (130) Pitchers Winning Games leaders 1901: Cy Young (33) 1902: Cy Young (32) 1903: Cy Young (28) 1912: Smoky Joe Wood (34) 1935: Wes Ferrell (25) 1942: Tex Hughson (22) 1955: Frank Sullivan (18) 1967: Jim Lonborg (22) 1986: Roger Clemens (24) 1987: Roger Clemens (20) 1999: Pedro Martínez (23) 2004: Curt Schilling (21) 2007: Josh Beckett (20) 2016: Rick Porcello (22) Strikeouts leaders 1901: Cy Young (158) 1942: Tex Hughson (113) 1967: Jim Lonborg (246) 1988: