Batting Average : 1915 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1915 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb .369 (.36945) Detroit Tigers 1
Eddie Collins .332 (.33205) Chicago White Sox 2
Jack Fournier .322 (.32227) Chicago White Sox 3
Tris Speaker .322 (.32176) Boston Red Sox 4
Stuffy McInnis .314 (.31360) Philadelphia Athletics 5
Bobby Veach .313 (.31283) Detroit Tigers 6
Joe Jackson .308 (.30803) Cleveland Indians 7
Chicago White Sox  
Sam Crawford .299 (.29902) Detroit Tigers 8
Amos Strunk .297 (.29691) Philadelphia Athletics 9
Duffy Lewis .291 (.29084) Boston Red Sox 10
Chick Gandil .291 (.29072) Washington Senators 11
Del Pratt .291 (.29070) St. Louis Browns 12
Clyde Milan .288 (.28796) Washington Senators 13
Burt Shotton .283 (.28265) St. Louis Browns 14
Fritz Maisel .281 (.28113) New York Yankees 15
Nap Lajoie .280 (.27959) Philadelphia Athletics 16
Eddie Foster .275 (.27508) Washington Senators 17
Eddie Murphy .274 (.27392) Philadelphia Athletics 18
Chicago White Sox  
Doc Cook .271 (.27101) New York Yankees 19
Ray Chapman .270 (.27018) Cleveland Indians 20
Tilly Walker .269 (.26863) St. Louis Browns 21
Buck Weaver .268 (.26821) Chicago White Sox 22
Ray Schalk .266 (.26634) Chicago White Sox 23
Jimmy Austin .266 (.26625) St. Louis Browns 24
Jack Graney .260 (.25990) Cleveland Indians 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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?