Batting Average : 1963 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1963 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carl Yastrzemski .321 (.32105) Boston Red Sox 1
Al Kaline .312 (.31216) Detroit Tigers 2
Rich Rollins .307 (.30697) Minnesota Twins 3
Albie Pearson .305 (.30450) Los Angeles Angels 4
Pete Ward .295 (.29500) Chicago White Sox 5
Frank Malzone .291 (.29138) Boston Red Sox 6
Leon Wagner .291 (.29091) Los Angeles Angels 7
Elston Howard .287 (.28747) New York Yankees 8
Jim Fregosi .287 (.28716) Los Angeles Angels 9
Earl Battey .285 (.28543) Minnesota Twins 10
Floyd Robinson .283 (.28273) Chicago White Sox 11
Wayne Causey .280 (.27978) Kansas City Athletics 12
Mike Hershberger .279 (.27941) Chicago White Sox 13
Billy Moran .275 (.27471) Los Angeles Angels 14
Max Alvis .274 (.27409) Cleveland Indians 15
Norm Siebern .272 (.27158) Kansas City Athletics 16
Rocky Colavito .271 (.27136) Detroit Tigers 17
Bob Allison .271 (.27135) Minnesota Twins 18
Joe Pepitone .271 (.27069) New York Yankees 19
Jerry Lumpe .271 (.27059) Kansas City Athletics 20
Vic Power .270 (.26987) Minnesota Twins 21
Norm Cash .270 (.26978) Detroit Tigers 22
Tom Tresh .269 (.26923) New York Yankees 23
Chuck Hinton .269 (.26855) Washington Senators 24
Ed Charles .267 (.26700) Kansas City Athletics 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.