Batting Average : 1949 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:

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1949 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jackie Robinson .342 (.34233) Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Stan Musial .338 (.33824) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Enos Slaughter .336 (.33627) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Carl Furillo .322 (.32240) Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Ralph Kiner .310 (.30965) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Bobby Thomson .309 (.30889) New York Giants 6
Ted Kluszewski .309 (.30885) Cincinnati Reds 7
Willard Marshall .307 (.30661) New York Giants 8
Del Ennis .302 (.30164) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Whitey Lockman .301 (.30146) New York Giants 10
Harry Walker .300 (.30021) Chicago Cubs 11
Cincinnati Reds  
Red Schoendienst .297 (.29688) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Duke Snider .292 (.29167) Brooklyn Dodgers 13
Roy Campanella .287 (.28670) Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Gil Hodges .285 (.28523) Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Eddie Stanky .285 (.28458) Boston Braves 16
Sid Gordon .284 (.28425) New York Giants 17
Richie Ashburn .284 (.28399) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Wally Westlake .282 (.28190) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Andy Pafko .281 (.28131) Chicago Cubs 20
Bob Elliott .280 (.28008) Boston Braves 21
Pee Wee Reese .279 (.27877) Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Al Dark .276 (.27599) Boston Braves 23
Hank Sauer .275 (.27505) Cincinnati Reds 24
Chicago Cubs  
Peanuts Lowrey .274 (.27381) Chicago Cubs 25
Cincinnati Reds  



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?

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.

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).