1954 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Ted Williams	.345 (.34456)	Boston Red Sox	1
Bobby Avila	.341 (.34054)	Cleveland Indians	2
Minnie Minoso	.320 (.32042)	Chicago White Sox	3
Irv Noren	.319 (.31925)	New York Yankees	4
Nellie Fox	.319 (.31854)	Chicago White Sox	5
Yogi Berra	.307 (.30651)	New York Yankees	6
Harvey Kuenn	.306 (.30640)	Detroit Tigers	7
Billy Goodman	.303 (.30266)	Boston Red Sox	8
Jim Finigan	.302 (.30185)	Philadelphia Athletics	9
Andy Carey	.302 (.30170)	New York Yankees	10
Al Rosen	.300 (.30043)	Cleveland Indians	11
Mickey Mantle	.300 (.30018)	New York Yankees	12
Jim Busby	.298 (.29777)	Washington Senators	13
Ray Boone	.295 (.29466)	Detroit Tigers	14
Cal Abrams	.293 (.29314)	Baltimore Orioles	15
Mickey Vernon	.290 (.28978)	Washington Senators	16
Jim Rivera	.286 (.28571)	Chicago White Sox	17
Jimmy Piersall	.285 (.28481)	Boston Red Sox	18
Sammy White	.282 (.28195)	Boston Red Sox	19
Al Smith	.281 (.28067)	Cleveland Indians	20
Jackie Jensen	.276 (.27586)	Boston Red Sox	21
Al Kaline	.276 (.27579)	Detroit Tigers	22
Johnny Groth	.275 (.27488)	Chicago White Sox	23
Larry Doby	.272 (.27210)	Cleveland Indians	24
Pete Runnels	.268 (.26844)	Washington Senators	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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? 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.