Batting Average : 1965 American League Top 25

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"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1965 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
Tony Oliva .321 (.32118) Minnesota Twins 1
Carl Yastrzemski .312 (.31174) Boston Red Sox 2
Vic Davalillo .301 (.30099) Cleveland Indians 3
Brooks Robinson .297 (.29696) Baltimore Orioles 4
Leon Wagner .294 (.29400) Cleveland Indians 5
Frank Howard .289 (.28876) Washington Senators 6
Rocky Colavito .287 (.28716) Cleveland Indians 7
Jimmie Hall .285 (.28544) Minnesota Twins 8
Don Buford .283 (.28328) Chicago White Sox 9
Tom Tresh .279 (.27907) New York Yankees 10
Jim Fregosi .277 (.27741) California Angels 11
Felix Mantilla .275 (.27528) Boston Red Sox 12
Bill Skowron .274 (.27370) Chicago White Sox 13
Willie Horton .273 (.27344) Detroit Tigers 14
Zoilo Versalles .273 (.27327) Minnesota Twins 15
Lee Thomas .271 (.27063) Boston Red Sox 16
Danny Cater .270 (.27043) Chicago White Sox 17
Bert Campaneris .270 (.26990) Kansas City Athletics 18
Bobby Knoop .269 (.26882) California Angels 19
Ed Charles .269 (.26875) Kansas City Athletics 20
Tony Conigliaro .269 (.26871) Boston Red Sox 21
Norm Cash .266 (.26552) Detroit Tigers 22
Floyd Robinson .265 (.26516) Chicago White Sox 23
Ken McMullen .263 (.26306) Washington Senators 24
Willie Smith .261 (.26144) California Angels 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.

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).

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?
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