Batting Average : 1913 National League Top 25

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"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1913 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jake Daubert .350 (.35039) Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Gavvy Cravath .341 (.34095) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Jim Viox .317 (.31707) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Heinie Zimmerman .313 (.31320) Chicago Cubs 4
Sherry Magee .306 (.30638) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Zack Wheat .301 (.30093) Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Hans Lobert .300 (.30017) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Art Fletcher .297 (.29740) New York Giants 8
Red Smith .296 (.29630) Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Rebel Oakes .293 (.29314) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Fred Snodgrass .291 (.29103) New York Giants 11
Vic Saier .289 (.28902) Chicago Cubs 12
Tillie Shafer .287 (.28740) New York Giants 13
Tommy Leach .287 (.28728) Chicago Cubs 14
George Burns .286 (.28595) New York Giants 15
Miller Huggins .285 (.28534) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Dick Hoblitzel .285 (.28486) Cincinnati Reds 17
Johnny Evers .285 (.28475) Chicago Cubs 18
Joe Connolly .281 (.28103) Boston Braves 19
Larry Doyle .280 (.28008) New York Giants 20
Wildfire Schulte .278 (.27767) Chicago Cubs 21
Johnny Bates .278 (.27764) Cincinnati Reds 22
Max Carey .277 (.27742) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Ed Konetchy .276 (.27579) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Hap Myers .273 (.27290) Boston Braves 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?