Batting Average : 1914 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1914 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Collins .344 (.34411) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Tris Speaker .338 (.33800) Boston Red Sox 2
Joe Jackson .338 (.33775) Cleveland Naps 3
Frank Baker .319 (.31930) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Sam Crawford .314 (.31443) Detroit Tigers 5
Stuffy McInnis .314 (.31424) Philadelphia Athletics 6
Tilly Walker .298 (.29787) St. Louis Browns 7
Clyde Milan .295 (.29519) Washington Senators 8
George Burns .291 (.29079) Detroit Tigers 9
Doc Cook .283 (.28298) New York Yankees 10
Del Pratt .283 (.28253) St. Louis Browns 11
Eddie Foster .282 (.28247) Washington Senators 12
Duffy Lewis .278 (.27843) Boston Red Sox 13
Rube Oldring .277 (.27682) Philadelphia Athletics 14
Bobby Veach .275 (.27495) Detroit Tigers 15
Amos Strunk .275 (.27475) Philadelphia Athletics 16
Shano Collins .274 (.27425) Chicago White Sox 17
Eddie Murphy .272 (.27225) Philadelphia Athletics 18
Burt Shotton .269 (.26943) St. Louis Browns 19
Jack Graney .265 (.26522) Cleveland Naps 20
John Leary .265 (.26454) St. Louis Browns 21
Larry Gardner .259 (.25859) Boston Red Sox 22
Chick Gandil .259 (.25856) Washington Senators 23
Harry Hooper .258 (.25849) Boston Red Sox 24
Ray Demmitt .258 (.25825) Detroit Tigers 25
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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 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?