1979 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Fred Lynn	.333 (.33333)	Boston Red Sox	1
George Brett	.329 (.32868)	Kansas City Royals	2
Brian Downing	.326 (.32613)	California Angels	3
Jim Rice	.325 (.32472)	Boston Red Sox	4
Al Oliver	.323 (.32317)	Texas Rangers	5
Paul Molitor	.322 (.32192)	Milwaukee Brewers	6
Sixto Lezcano	.321 (.32135)	Milwaukee Brewers	7
Steve Kemp	.318 (.31837)	Detroit Tigers	8
Chet Lemon	.318 (.31835)	Chicago White Sox	9
Bruce Bochte	.316 (.31588)	Seattle Mariners	10
Willie Wilson	.315 (.31463)	Kansas City Royals	11
Lamar Johnson	.309 (.30898)	Chicago White Sox	12
Cecil Cooper	.308 (.30847)	Milwaukee Brewers	13
Ken Landreaux	.305 (.30496)	Minnesota Twins	14
Ron LeFlore	.300 (.30000)	Detroit Tigers	15
Buddy Bell	.299 (.29851)	Texas Rangers	16
Reggie Jackson	.297 (.29677)	New York Yankees	17
Don Baylor	.296 (.29618)	California Angels	18
Eddie Murray	.295 (.29538)	Baltimore Orioles	19
Ken Singleton	.295 (.29474)	Baltimore Orioles	20
Amos Otis	.295 (.29463)	Kansas City Royals	21
Al Cowens	.295 (.29457)	Kansas City Royals	22
Bobby Grich	.294 (.29401)	California Angels	23
Mickey Rivers	.293 (.29268)	New York Yankees	24
		Texas Rangers
Darrell Porter	.291 (.29081)	Kansas City Royals	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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? 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.