1981 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Bill Madlock	.341 (.34050)	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
Pete Rose	.325 (.32483)	Philadelphia Phillies	2
Dusty Baker	.320 (.32000)	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
Mike Schmidt	.316 (.31638)	Philadelphia Phillies	4
Bill Buckner	.311 (.31116)	Chicago Cubs	5
Ken Griffey	.311 (.31061)	Cincinnati Reds	6
Milt May	.310 (.31013)	San Francisco Giants	7
Hubie Brooks	.307 (.30726)	New York Mets	8
Dave Concepcion	.306 (.30641)	Cincinnati Reds	9
Keith Hernandez	.306 (.30585)	St. Louis Cardinals	10
Warren Cromartie	.304 (.30447)	Montreal Expos	11
Tim Raines	.304 (.30351)	Montreal Expos	12
Luis Salazar	.303 (.30250)	San Diego Padres	13
Andre Dawson	.302 (.30203)	Montreal Expos	14
Terry Kennedy	.301 (.30105)	San Diego Padres	15
Gary Matthews	.301 (.30084)	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Pedro Guerrero	.300 (.29971)	Los Angeles Dodgers	17
Art Howe	.296 (.29640)	Houston Astros	18
George Foster	.295 (.29469)	Cincinnati Reds	19
Steve Henderson	.293 (.29268)	Chicago Cubs	20
Ken Oberkfell	.293 (.29255)	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Claudell Washington	.291 (.29063)	Atlanta Braves	22
Juan Bonilla	.290 (.28997)	San Diego Padres	23
Leon Durham	.290 (.28963)	Chicago Cubs	24
Ron Cey	.288 (.28846)	Los Angeles Dodgers	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? 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). 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.