CHICAGO _ A message appeared on the Guaranteed Rate Field video board before the bottom of the sixth informing the crowd that Tim Anderson had won the 2019 American League batting champion.
Anderson emerged from the White Sox dugout and saluted the fans as he received a loud ovation.
Anderson became the first Sox to win the batting title since 1997, finishing the season with a .335 average.
The shortstop went 0-for-2 before exiting in the top of fifth of Sunday's 5-3 victory against the Tigers in front of 19,534.
Anderson and Jose Abreu made Sox history in the final game of the season. Anderson joined Luke Appling (1936 and 1943) and Frank Thomas (1997) as the only Sox to win the AL batting title.
Anderson hit .240 last season. His .095-point improvement is the best season-to-season increase in franchise history.
Abreu finished leading the league with 123 RBIs. The first baseman, who will be a free agent, went 1-for-1 and was hit by a pitch twice Sunday.
He received a nice ovation after Ryan Goins subbed in for him after doubling in the sixth. Pending the outcome of other games, Abreu will become just the second Sox to finish first in RBIs, joining Dick Allen (113 in 1972). Jorge Soler of the Royals and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox were tied for second with 116 RBIs entering Sunday.
The Sox took the lead with four runs in the sixth. Yoan Moncada collected an RBI on a groundout to tie the game at 2-2. Eloy Jimenez drove in Goins with a double to left to give the Sox a 3-2 lead. Welington Castillo hit a two-run home run later in the inning.
The Sox finished third in the AL Central with a 72-89 record.
