1959 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Hank Aaron	.355 (.35453)	Milwaukee Braves	1
Joe Cunningham	.345 (.34498)	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Orlando Cepeda	.317 (.31736)	San Francisco Giants	3
Vada Pinson	.316 (.31636)	Cincinnati Reds	4
Willie Mays	.313 (.31304)	San Francisco Giants	5
Frank Robinson	.311 (.31111)	Cincinnati Reds	6
Johnny Temple	.311 (.31104)	Cincinnati Reds	7
Ken Boyer	.309 (.30906)	St. Louis Cardinals	8
Eddie Mathews	.306 (.30640)	Milwaukee Braves	9
Ernie Banks	.304 (.30390)	Chicago Cubs	10
Wally Moon	.302 (.30203)	Los Angeles Dodgers	11
Bill White	.302 (.30174)	St. Louis Cardinals	12
Don Hoak	.294 (.29433)	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
Gus Bell	.293 (.29310)	Cincinnati Reds	14
Johnny Logan	.291 (.29149)	Milwaukee Braves	15
Don Blasingame	.289 (.28943)	St. Louis Cardinals	16
Bill Bruton	.289 (.28870)	Milwaukee Braves	17
Charlie Neal	.287 (.28734)	Los Angeles Dodgers	18
Ed Bouchee	.285 (.28457)	Philadelphia Phillies	19
Jim Gilliam	.282 (.28210)	Los Angeles Dodgers	20
Tony Taylor	.280 (.28045)	Chicago Cubs	21
Bob Skinner	.280 (.27971)	Pittsburgh Pirates	22
Gino Cimoli	.279 (.27938)	St. Louis Cardinals	23
Gil Hodges	.276 (.27603)	Los Angeles Dodgers	24
Dick Groat	.275 (.27487)	Pittsburgh Pirates	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?