Batting Average : 1990 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)
 

1990 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League
George Brett .329 (.32904) Kansas City Royals 1
Rickey Henderson .325 (.32515) Oakland Athletics 2
Rafael Palmeiro .319 (.31940) Texas Rangers 3
Alan Trammell .304 (.30411) Detroit Tigers 4
Wade Boggs .302 (.30210) Boston Red Sox 5
Edgar Martinez .302 (.30185) Seattle Mariners 6
Ken Griffey, Jr. .300 (.29983) Seattle Mariners 7
Fred McGriff .300 (.29982) Toronto Blue Jays 8
Chris James .299 (.29924) Cleveland Indians 9
Kirby Puckett .298 (.29764) Minnesota Twins 10
Mike Greenwell .297 (.29672) Boston Red Sox 11
Ellis Burks .296 (.29592) Boston Red Sox 12
Julio Franco .296 (.29553) Texas Rangers 13
Brian Harper .294 (.29436) Minnesota Twins 14
Gary Sheffield .294 (.29363) Milwaukee Brewers 15
Brook Jacoby .293 (.29295) Cleveland Indians 16
Jody Reed .289 (.28930) Boston Red Sox 17
Dave Parker .289 (.28852) Milwaukee Brewers 18
Carlos Quintana .287 (.28711) Boston Red Sox 19
Kent Hrbek .287 (.28659) Minnesota Twins 20
Roberto Kelly .285 (.28549) New York Yankees 21
Carlton Fisk .285 (.28540) Chicago White Sox 22
Lance Johnson .285 (.28466) Chicago White Sox 23
Alvin Davis .283 (.28340) Seattle Mariners 24
Jim Eisenreich .280 (.28024) Kansas City Royals 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.

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

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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