Batting Average : 1948 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

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

1948 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial .376 (.37643) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Richie Ashburn .333 (.33261) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Tommy Holmes .325 (.32479) Boston Braves 3
Al Dark .322 (.32228) Boston Braves 4
Enos Slaughter .321 (.32058) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Andy Pafko .312 (.31204) Chicago Cubs 6
Sid Gordon .299 (.29942) New York Giants 7
Jackie Robinson .296 (.29617) Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Eddie Waitkus .295 (.29537) Chicago Cubs 9
Peanuts Lowrey .294 (.29425) Chicago Cubs 10
Del Ennis .290 (.29032) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Stan Rojek .290 (.29017) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Danny Murtaugh .290 (.28988) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Johnny Mize .289 (.28929) New York Giants 14
Whitey Lockman .286 (.28596) New York Giants 15
Wally Westlake .285 (.28505) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Bob Elliott .283 (.28333) Boston Braves 17
Hal Jeffcoat .279 (.27907) Chicago Cubs 18
Pee Wee Reese .274 (.27385) Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Dick Sisler .274 (.27354) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Johnny Wyrostek .273 (.27344) Cincinnati Reds 21
Willard Marshall .272 (.27188) New York Giants 22
Frankie Gustine .267 (.26726) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Ralph Kiner .265 (.26486) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Bill Rigney .264 (.26415) New York Giants 25



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?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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).