1918 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Zack Wheat	.335 (.33496)	Brooklyn Robins	1
Edd Roush	.333 (.33333)	Cincinnati Reds	2
Heinie Groh	.320 (.32049)	Cincinnati Reds	3
Charlie Hollocher	.316 (.31631)	Chicago Cubs	4
Jake Daubert	.308 (.30808)	Brooklyn Robins	5
Ross Youngs	.302 (.30169)	New York Giants	6
Red Smith	.298 (.29837)	Boston Braves	7
Sherry Magee	.298 (.29750)	Cincinnati Reds	8
Fred Merkle	.297 (.29668)	Chicago Cubs	9
George Burns	.290 (.29032)	New York Giants	10
Lee Magee	.290 (.28976)	Cincinnati Reds	11
Fred Luderus	.288 (.28846)	Philadelphia Phillies	12
Les Mann	.288 (.28834)	Chicago Cubs	13
Dode Paskert	.286 (.28633)	Chicago Cubs	14
George Cutshaw	.285 (.28510)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Rogers Hornsby	.281 (.28125)	St. Louis Cardinals	16
Jimmy Johnston	.281 (.28099)	Brooklyn Robins	17
Irish Meusel	.279 (.27907)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
Cy Williams	.276 (.27635)	Philadelphia Phillies	19
Milt Stock	.274 (.27443)	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Max Carey	.274 (.27350)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
Gene Paulette	.273 (.27332)	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Heinie Zimmerman	.272 (.27214)	New York Giants	23
Greasy Neale	.270 (.26954)	Cincinnati Reds	24
Fritz Mollwitz	.269 (.26852)	Pittsburgh Pirates	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. 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? 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).