Batting Average : 1911 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1911 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb .420 (.41963) Detroit Tigers 1
Joe Jackson .408 (.40806) Cleveland Naps 2
Sam Crawford .378 (.37805) Detroit Tigers 3
Eddie Collins .365 (.36511) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Birdie Cree .348 (.34808) New York Highlanders 5
Jim Delahanty .339 (.33948) Detroit Tigers 6
Frank Baker .334 (.33446) Philadelphia Athletics 7
Germany Schaefer .334 (.33409) Washington Senators 8
Tris Speaker .334 (.33400) Boston Red Sox 9
Danny Murphy .329 (.32874) Philadelphia Athletics 10
Matty McIntyre .323 (.32337) Chicago White Sox 11
Harry Lord .321 (.32086) Chicago White Sox 12
Stuffy McInnis .321 (.32051) Philadelphia Athletics 13
Hal Chase .315 (.31499) New York Highlanders 14
Clyde Milan .315 (.31494) Washington Senators 15
Frank LaPorte .314 (.31361) St. Louis Browns 16
Harry Hooper .311 (.31107) Boston Red Sox 17
Bris Lord .310 (.31010) Philadelphia Athletics 18
Duffy Lewis .307 (.30704) Boston Red Sox 19
Joe Birmingham .304 (.30425) Cleveland Naps 20
Harry Wolter .304 (.30415) New York Highlanders 21
Rube Oldring .297 (.29697) Philadelphia Athletics 22
Roy Hartzell .296 (.29602) New York Highlanders 23
Ping Bodie .289 (.28857) Chicago White Sox 24
Bert Daniels .286 (.28571) New York Highlanders 25



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

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 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?