1971 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Joe Torre	.363 (.36278)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Ralph Garr	.343 (.34272)	Atlanta Braves	2
Glenn Beckert	.342 (.34151)	Chicago Cubs	3
Roberto Clemente	.341 (.34100)	Pittsburgh Pirates	4
Hank Aaron	.327 (.32727)	Atlanta Braves	5
Manny Sanguillen	.319 (.31895)	Pittsburgh Pirates	6
Cleon Jones	.319 (.31881)	New York Mets	7
Matty Alou	.315 (.31527)	St. Louis Cardinals	8
Lou Brock	.313 (.31250)	St. Louis Cardinals	9
Rusty Staub	.311 (.31052)	Montreal Expos	10
Willie Davis	.309 (.30889)	Los Angeles Dodgers	11
Ted Simmons	.304 (.30392)	St. Louis Cardinals	12
Pete Rose	.304 (.30380)	Cincinnati Reds	13
Billy Williams	.301 (.30135)	Chicago Cubs	14
Willie Stargell	.296 (.29550)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Dick Allen	.295 (.29508)	Los Angeles Dodgers	16
Felix Millan	.289 (.28943)	Atlanta Braves	17
Dave Cash	.289 (.28870)	Pittsburgh Pirates	18
Bob Watson	.288 (.28846)	Houston Astros	19
Bobby Bonds	.288 (.28756)	San Francisco Giants	20
Al Oliver	.282 (.28166)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
Maury Wills	.281 (.28120)	Los Angeles Dodgers	22
Ron Hunt	.279 (.27885)	Montreal Expos	23
Lee May	.278 (.27848)	Cincinnati Reds	24
Tim McCarver	.278 (.27848)	Philadelphia Phillies
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. 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? Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.