Batting Average : 1919 American League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1919 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb .384 (.38431) Detroit Tigers 1
Bobby Veach .355 (.35502) Detroit Tigers 2
George Sisler .352 (.35225) St. Louis Browns 3
Joe Jackson .351 (.35078) Chicago White Sox 4
Jack Tobin .327 (.32716) St. Louis Browns 5
Baby Doll Jacobson .323 (.32308) St. Louis Browns 6
Babe Ruth .322 (.32176) Boston Red Sox 7
Sam Rice .321 (.32136) Washington Senators 8
Harry Heilmann .320 (.32030) Detroit Tigers 9
Eddie Collins .319 (.31853) Chicago White Sox 10
Roger Peckinpaugh .305 (.30464) New York Yankees 11
Stuffy McInnis .305 (.30455) Boston Red Sox 12
Nemo Leibold .302 (.30184) Chicago White Sox 13
Ray Chapman .300 (.30023) Cleveland Indians 14
Larry Gardner .300 (.29962) Cleveland Indians 15
Buck Weaver .296 (.29597) Chicago White Sox 16
George Burns .296 (.29574) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Tris Speaker .296 (.29555) Cleveland Indians 18
Frank Baker .293 (.29277) New York Yankees 19
Del Pratt .292 (.29222) New York Yankees 20
Tilly Walker .292 (.29167) Philadelphia Athletics 21
Chick Gandil .290 (.29025) Chicago White Sox 22
Joe Judge .288 (.28791) Washington Senators 23
Braggo Roth .287 (.28673) Philadelphia Athletics 24
Boston Red Sox  
Everett Scott .278 (.27811) Boston Red Sox 25



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?

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.

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.