Top 25 Batting Average in 1949 in the American League

Batting Average : 1949 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1949 Batting Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Batting Average Team Rank

George Kell .343 (.34291) Detroit Tigers 1

Ted Williams .343 (.34276) Boston Red Sox 2

Bob Dillinger .324 (.32353) St. Louis Browns 3

Dale Mitchell .317 (.31719) Cleveland Indians 4

Bobby Doerr .309 (.30869) Boston Red Sox 5

Cass Michaels .308 (.30838) Chicago White Sox 6

Dom DiMaggio .307 (.30744) Boston Red Sox 7

Johnny Pesky .306 (.30629) Boston Red Sox 8

Roy Sievers .306 (.30573) St. Louis Browns 9

Vic Wertz .304 (.30428) Detroit Tigers 10

Hoot Evers .303 (.30324) Detroit Tigers 11

Luke Appling .301 (.30081) Chicago White Sox 12

Billy Goodman .298 (.29797) Boston Red Sox 13

Eddie Robinson .294 (.29412) Washington Senators 14

Don Kolloway .292 (.29158) Chicago White Sox 15

Detroit Tigers

Mickey Vernon .291 (.29110) Cleveland Indians 16

Jerry Priddy .290 (.29044) St. Louis Browns 17

Vern Stephens .290 (.29016) Boston Red Sox 18

Tommy Henrich .287 (.28710) New York Yankees 19

Dave Philley .286 (.28595) Chicago White Sox 20

Lou Boudreau .284 (.28421) Cleveland Indians 21

Elmer Valo .283 (.28336) Philadelphia Athletics 22

Larry Doby .280 (.27971) Cleveland Indians 23

Sam Chapman .278 (.27844) Philadelphia Athletics 24

Al Zarilla .277 (.27736) St. Louis Browns 25

Boston Red Sox

Name Batting Average Team Rank

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

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.

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?

Copyright © 2000-2007. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Design by Geisler Young. Hosted by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Today in Baseball History.