Top 25 Batting Average in 1977 in the National League

Batting Average : 1977 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

1977 Batting Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Batting Average Team Rank

Dave Parker .338 (.33752) Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Garry Templeton .322 (.32206) St. Louis Cardinals 2

George Foster .320 (.32033) Cincinnati Reds 3

Ken Griffey .318 (.31795) Cincinnati Reds 4

Ted Simmons .318 (.31783) St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pete Rose .311 (.31145) Cincinnati Reds 6

George Hendrick .311 (.31054) San Diego Padres 7

Greg Luzinski .309 (.30866) Philadelphia Phillies 8

Al Oliver .308 (.30810) Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Reggie Smith .307 (.30738) Los Angeles Dodgers 10

Len Randle .304 (.30409) New York Mets 11

Bill Robinson .304 (.30375) Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Bill Madlock .302 (.30206) San Francisco Giants 13

Dan Driessen .300 (.30037) Cincinnati Reds 14

Jose Cruz .299 (.29879) Houston Astros 15

Steve Ontiveros .299 (.29853) Chicago Cubs 16

Larry Biittner .298 (.29817) Chicago Cubs 17

Steve Garvey .297 (.29721) Los Angeles Dodgers 18

Ellis Valentine .293 (.29331) Montreal Expos 19

Garry Maddox .292 (.29247) Philadelphia Phillies 20

Keith Hernandez .291 (.29107) St. Louis Cardinals 21

Dusty Baker .291 (.29081) Los Angeles Dodgers 22

Jerry Morales .290 (.28980) Chicago Cubs 23

Gene Richards .290 (.28952) San Diego Padres 24

Dave Cash .289 (.28923) Montreal Expos 25

Name Batting Average Team Rank

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.

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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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