1945 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Phil Cavarretta	.355 (.35542)	Chicago Cubs	1
Tommy Holmes	.352 (.35220)	Boston Braves	2
Goody Rosen	.325 (.32508)	Brooklyn Dodgers	3
Stan Hack	.323 (.32328)	Chicago Cubs	4
Whitey Kurowski	.323 (.32290)	St. Louis Cardinals	5
Luis Olmo	.313 (.31295)	Brooklyn Dodgers	6
Mel Ott	.308 (.30820)	New York Giants	7
Augie Galan	.307 (.30729)	Brooklyn Dodgers	8
Don Johnson	.302 (.30162)	Chicago Cubs	9
Jimmy Wasdell	.300 (.30000)	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Dixie Walker	.300 (.29984)	Brooklyn Dodgers	11
Andy Pafko	.298 (.29775)	Chicago Cubs	12
Bob Elliott	.290 (.29020)	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
Johnny Hopp	.289 (.28924)	St. Louis Cardinals	14
Carden Gillenwater	.288 (.28820)	Boston Braves	15
Nap Reyes	.288 (.28770)	New York Giants	16
Buster Adams	.287 (.28707)	Philadelphia Phillies	17
		St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Russell	.284 (.28431)	Pittsburgh Pirates	18
Al Gionfriddo	.284 (.28362)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Peanuts Lowrey	.283 (.28298)	Chicago Cubs	20
Al Libke	.283 (.28285)	Cincinnati Reds	21
Dain Clay	.280 (.28049)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Frankie Gustine	.280 (.28033)	Pittsburgh Pirates	23
George Hausmann	.279 (.27929)	New York Giants	24
Emil Verban	.278 (.27806)	St. Louis Cardinals	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. 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?