Top 25 Batting Average in 1950 in the American League

Batting Average : 1950 American League Top 25

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"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)

1950 Batting Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Batting Average Team Rank

Billy Goodman .354 (.35377) Boston Red Sox 1

George Kell .340 (.34009) Detroit Tigers 2

Dom DiMaggio .328 (.32823) Boston Red Sox 3

Larry Doby .326 (.32604) Cleveland Indians 4

Al Zarilla .325 (.32484) Boston Red Sox 5

Phil Rizzuto .324 (.32415) New York Yankees 6

Hoot Evers .323 (.32319) Detroit Tigers 7

Walt Dropo .322 (.32200) Boston Red Sox 8

Yogi Berra .322 (.32161) New York Yankees 9

Johnny Pesky .312 (.31224) Boston Red Sox 10

Dale Mitchell .308 (.30830) Cleveland Indians 11

Vic Wertz .308 (.30769) Detroit Tigers 12

Johnny Groth .306 (.30565) Detroit Tigers 13

Joe DiMaggio .301 (.30095) New York Yankees 14

Irv Noren .295 (.29520) Washington Senators 15

Eddie Yost .295 (.29494) Washington Senators 16

Eddie Robinson .295 (.29476) Washington Senators 17

Chicago White Sox

Vern Stephens .295 (.29459) Boston Red Sox 18

Bobby Doerr .294 (.29352) Boston Red Sox 19

Johnny Lipon .293 (.29285) Detroit Tigers 20

Bob Kennedy .291 (.29074) Cleveland Indians 21

Don Kolloway .289 (.28908) Detroit Tigers 22

Jerry Coleman .287 (.28736) New York Yankees 23

Al Rosen .287 (.28700) Cleveland Indians 24

Gene Woodling .283 (.28285) New York Yankees 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.

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?

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