1944 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Dixie Walker	.357 (.35701)	Brooklyn Dodgers	1
Stan Musial	.347 (.34683)	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Joe Medwick	.337 (.33673)	New York Giants	3
Johnny Hopp	.336 (.33586)	St. Louis Cardinals	4
Phil Cavarretta	.321 (.32085)	Chicago Cubs	5
Augie Galan	.318 (.31810)	Brooklyn Dodgers	6
Jim Russell	.312 (.31207)	Pittsburgh Pirates	7
Tommy Holmes	.309 (.30903)	Boston Braves	8
Frank McCormick	.305 (.30465)	Cincinnati Reds	9
Eric Tipton	.301 (.30063)	Cincinnati Reds	10
Bob Elliott	.297 (.29740)	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Ray Sanders	.295 (.29451)	St. Louis Cardinals	12
Babe Dahlgren	.289 (.28881)	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
Mel Ott	.288 (.28822)	New York Giants	14
Ron Northey	.288 (.28772)	Philadelphia Phillies	15
Bill Nicholson	.287 (.28694)	Chicago Cubs	16
Roy Hughes	.287 (.28661)	Chicago Cubs	17
Ray Mueller	.286 (.28649)	Cincinnati Reds	18
Tony Lupien	.283 (.28308)	Philadelphia Phillies	19
Buster Adams	.283 (.28253)	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Frenchy Bordagaray	.281 (.28144)	Brooklyn Dodgers	21
Gee Walker	.278 (.27824)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Don Johnson	.278 (.27796)	Chicago Cubs	23
Jimmy Wasdell	.277 (.27716)	Philadelphia Phillies	24
Mickey Owen	.273 (.27332)	Brooklyn Dodgers	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

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