1961 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Norm Cash	.361 (.36075)	Detroit Tigers	1
Al Kaline	.324 (.32423)	Detroit Tigers	2
Jimmy Piersall	.322 (.32231)	Cleveland Indians	3
Mickey Mantle	.317 (.31712)	New York Yankees	4
Jim Gentile	.302 (.30247)	Baltimore Orioles	5
Earl Battey	.302 (.30217)	Minnesota Twins	6
Tito Francona	.301 (.30068)	Cleveland Indians	7
Johnny Romano	.299 (.29862)	Cleveland Indians	8
Jackie Brandt	.297 (.29651)	Baltimore Orioles	9
Norm Siebern	.296 (.29643)	Kansas City Athletics	10
Roy Sievers	.295 (.29472)	Chicago White Sox	11
Jerry Lumpe	.294 (.29350)	Kansas City Athletics	12
Rocky Colavito	.290 (.28988)	Detroit Tigers	13
Harmon Killebrew	.288 (.28835)	Minnesota Twins	14
Albie Pearson	.288 (.28806)	Los Angeles Angels	15
Brooks Robinson	.287 (.28743)	Baltimore Orioles	16
Lee Thomas	.285 (.28540)	New York Yankees	17
		Los Angeles Angels
Lenny Green	.285 (.28500)	Minnesota Twins	18
Jim Landis	.283 (.28277)	Chicago White Sox	19
Zoilo Versalles	.280 (.28039)	Minnesota Twins	20
Leon Wagner	.280 (.28035)	Los Angeles Angels	21
Dick Howser	.280 (.27987)	Kansas City Athletics	22
Minnie Minoso	.280 (.27963)	Chicago White Sox	23
Al Smith	.278 (.27820)	Chicago White Sox	24
Johnny Temple	.276 (.27606)	Cleveland Indians	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry. Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second). 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.