Batting Average : 1910 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1910 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nap Lajoie .384 (.38409) Cleveland Naps 1
Ty Cobb .383 (.38340) Detroit Tigers 2
Tris Speaker .340 (.34015) Boston Red Sox 3
Eddie Collins .324 (.32358) Philadelphia Athletics 4
John Knight .312 (.31159) New York Highlanders 5
Rube Oldring .308 (.30769) Philadelphia Athletics 6
Danny Murphy .300 (.30000) Philadelphia Athletics 7
Hal Chase .290 (.29008) New York Highlanders 8
Sam Crawford .289 (.28912) Detroit Tigers 9
Birdie Cree .287 (.28694) New York Highlanders 10
Frank Baker .283 (.28342) Philadelphia Athletics 11
Larry Gardner .283 (.28329) Boston Red Sox 12
Duffy Lewis .283 (.28281) Boston Red Sox 13
Clyde Milan .279 (.27872) Washington Senators 14
Heinie Wagner .273 (.27291) Boston Red Sox 15
Jake Stahl .271 (.27119) Boston Red Sox 16
Harry Wolter .267 (.26722) New York Highlanders 17
Harry Hooper .267 (.26712) Boston Red Sox 18
Harry Lord .267 (.26711) Boston Red Sox 19
Chicago White Sox  
Frank LaPorte .264 (.26389) New York Highlanders 20
Donie Bush .262 (.26210) Detroit Tigers 21
George Stovall .261 (.26104) Cleveland Naps 22
Jack Barry .259 (.25873) Philadelphia Athletics 23
Doc Gessler .259 (.25873) Washington Senators  
Bobby Wallace .258 (.25787) St. Louis Browns 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?