1984 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Don Mattingly	.343 (.34328)	New York Yankees	1
Dave Winfield	.340 (.34039)	New York Yankees	2
Wade Boggs	.325 (.32480)	Boston Red Sox	3
Buddy Bell	.315 (.31465)	Texas Rangers	4
Alan Trammell	.314 (.31351)	Detroit Tigers	5
Mike Easler	.313 (.31281)	Boston Red Sox	6
Kent Hrbek	.311 (.31127)	Minnesota Twins	7
Eddie Murray	.306 (.30612)	Baltimore Orioles	8
Cal Ripken, Jr.	.304 (.30421)	Baltimore Orioles	9
Harold Baines	.304 (.30404)	Chicago White Sox	10
Marty Barrett	.303 (.30316)	Boston Red Sox	11
Mickey Hatcher	.302 (.30208)	Minnesota Twins	12
Willie Wilson	.301 (.30129)	Kansas City Royals	13
Carney Lansford	.300 (.29983)	Oakland Athletics	14
Robin Yount	.298 (.29808)	Milwaukee Brewers	15
Kirby Puckett	.296 (.29623)	Minnesota Twins	16
Dwight Evans	.295 (.29524)	Boston Red Sox	17
Jack Perconte	.294 (.29412)	Seattle Mariners	18
Rickey Henderson	.293 (.29283)	Oakland Athletics	19
George Bell	.292 (.29208)	Toronto Blue Jays	20
Pat Tabler	.290 (.28964)	Cleveland Indians	21
Lou Whitaker	.289 (.28853)	Detroit Tigers	22
Willie Randolph	.287 (.28723)	New York Yankees	23
Chet Lemon	.287 (.28684)	Detroit Tigers	24
Pete O'Brien	.287 (.28654)	Texas Rangers	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. 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?