1972 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Rod Carew	.318 (.31776)	Minnesota Twins	1
Lou Piniella	.312 (.31185)	Kansas City Royals	2
Dick Allen	.308 (.30830)	Chicago White Sox	3
Carlos May	.308 (.30784)	Chicago White Sox	4
Joe Rudi	.305 (.30523)	Oakland Athletics	5
Richie Scheinblum	.300 (.30000)	Kansas City Royals	6
John Mayberry	.298 (.29821)	Kansas City Royals	7
Carlton Fisk	.293 (.29322)	Boston Red Sox	8
Amos Otis	.293 (.29259)	Kansas City Royals	9
Bobby Murcer	.292 (.29231)	New York Yankees	10
Chris Chambliss	.292 (.29185)	Cleveland Indians	11
Thurman Munson	.280 (.27984)	New York Yankees	12
Bobby Grich	.278 (.27826)	Baltimore Orioles	13
Danny Thompson	.276 (.27574)	Minnesota Twins	14
Vada Pinson	.275 (.27479)	California Angels	15
Mike Epstein	.270 (.27033)	Oakland Athletics	16
Reggie Smith	.270 (.26981)	Boston Red Sox	17
Roy White	.270 (.26978)	New York Yankees	18
Bob Oliver	.269 (.26923)	Kansas City Royals	19
		California Angels
Ken McMullen	.269 (.26907)	California Angels	20
Bobby Darwin	.267 (.26706)	Minnesota Twins	21
George Scott	.266 (.26644)	Milwaukee Brewers	22
Johnny Briggs	.266 (.26555)	Milwaukee Brewers	23
Cesar Tovar	.265 (.26460)	Minnesota Twins	24
Reggie Jackson	.265 (.26453)	Oakland Athletics	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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). 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. 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?