1889 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the American Association
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Tommy Tucker	.372 (.37192)	Baltimore Orioles	1
Tip O'Neill	.335 (.33521)	St. Louis Browns	2
Denny Lyons	.329 (.32941)	Philadelphia Athletics	3
Dave Orr	.327 (.32679)	Columbus Colts	4
Bug Holliday	.321 (.32149)	Cincinnati Red Stockings	5
Henry Larkin	.318 (.31783)	Philadelphia Athletics	6
Blondie Purcell	.316 (.31558)	Philadelphia Athletics	7
Billy Shindle	.314 (.31393)	Baltimore Orioles	8
Harry Stovey	.308 (.30755)	Philadelphia Athletics	9
Lefty Marr	.306 (.30586)	Columbus Colts	10
Lou Bierbauer	.304 (.30419)	Philadelphia Athletics	11
Jim Burns	.304 (.30397)	Kansas City Blues	12
Oyster Burns	.304 (.30357)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	13
Billy Hamilton	.302 (.30150)	Kansas City Blues	14
Darby O'Brien	.300 (.29982)	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	15
Tommy McCarthy	.291 (.29139)	St. Louis Browns	16
Jimmy Wolf	.291 (.29121)	Louisville Colonels	17
Farmer Weaver	.291 (.29058)	Louisville Colonels	18
Charlie Comiskey	.286 (.28620)	St. Louis Browns	19
Ecky Stearns	.286 (.28571)	Kansas City Blues	20
Ollie Beard	.285 (.28495)	Cincinnati Red Stockings	21
Spud Johnson	.283 (.28322)	Columbus Colts	22
Mike Griffin	.279 (.27872)	Baltimore Orioles	23
Jim McTamany	.276 (.27599)	Columbus Colts	24
Herman Long	.275 (.27526)	Kansas City Blues	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. 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).