Batting Average : 1984 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1984 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Don Mattingly .343 (.34328) New York Yankees 1
Dave Winfield .340 (.34039) New York Yankees 2
Wade Boggs .325 (.32480) Boston Red Sox 3
Buddy Bell .315 (.31465) Texas Rangers 4
Alan Trammell .314 (.31351) Detroit Tigers 5
Mike Easler .313 (.31281) Boston Red Sox 6
Kent Hrbek .311 (.31127) Minnesota Twins 7
Eddie Murray .306 (.30612) Baltimore Orioles 8
Cal Ripken, Jr. .304 (.30421) Baltimore Orioles 9
Harold Baines .304 (.30404) Chicago White Sox 10
Marty Barrett .303 (.30316) Boston Red Sox 11
Mickey Hatcher .302 (.30208) Minnesota Twins 12
Willie Wilson .301 (.30129) Kansas City Royals 13
Carney Lansford .300 (.29983) Oakland Athletics 14
Robin Yount .298 (.29808) Milwaukee Brewers 15
Kirby Puckett .296 (.29623) Minnesota Twins 16
Dwight Evans .295 (.29524) Boston Red Sox 17
Jack Perconte .294 (.29412) Seattle Mariners 18
Rickey Henderson .293 (.29283) Oakland Athletics 19
George Bell .292 (.29208) Toronto Blue Jays 20
Pat Tabler .290 (.28964) Cleveland Indians 21
Lou Whitaker .289 (.28853) Detroit Tigers 22
Willie Randolph .287 (.28723) New York Yankees 23
Chet Lemon .287 (.28684) Detroit Tigers 24
Pete O'Brien .287 (.28654) Texas Rangers 25



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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?