1953 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Carl Furillo	.344 (.34447)	Brooklyn Dodgers	1
Red Schoendienst	.342 (.34220)	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Stan Musial	.337 (.33727)	St. Louis Cardinals	3
Duke Snider	.336 (.33559)	Brooklyn Dodgers	4
Don Mueller	.333 (.33333)	New York Giants	5
Richie Ashburn	.330 (.32958)	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Monte Irvin	.329 (.32883)	New York Giants	7
Jackie Robinson	.329 (.32851)	Brooklyn Dodgers	8
Ted Kluszewski	.316 (.31579)	Cincinnati Redlegs	9
Roy Campanella	.312 (.31214)	Brooklyn Dodgers	10
Dee Fondy	.309 (.30924)	Chicago Cubs	11
Frank Baumholtz	.306 (.30577)	Chicago Cubs	12
Eddie Mathews	.302 (.30225)	Milwaukee Braves	13
Gil Hodges	.302 (.30192)	Brooklyn Dodgers	14
Gus Bell	.300 (.30000)	Cincinnati Redlegs	15
Al Dark	.300 (.29985)	New York Giants	16
Andy Pafko	.297 (.29651)	Milwaukee Braves	17
Whitey Lockman	.295 (.29489)	New York Giants	18
Danny O'Connell	.294 (.29422)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Enos Slaughter	.291 (.29065)	St. Louis Cardinals	20
Bobby Thomson	.288 (.28783)	New York Giants	21
Cal Abrams	.286 (.28571)	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
Jim Greengrass	.285 (.28548)	Cincinnati Redlegs	23
Del Ennis	.285 (.28547)	Philadelphia Phillies	24
Randy Jackson	.285 (.28514)	Chicago Cubs	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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.