Top 25 Batting Average in 1991 in the American League

Batting Average : 1991 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)

1991 Batting Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Batting Average Team Rank

Julio Franco .341 (.34126) Texas Rangers 1

Wade Boggs .332 (.33150) Boston Red Sox 2

Willie Randolph .327 (.32715) Milwaukee Brewers 3

Ken Griffey, Jr. .327 (.32664) Seattle Mariners 4

Paul Molitor .325 (.32481) Milwaukee Brewers 5

Cal Ripken, Jr. .323 (.32308) Baltimore Orioles 6

Rafael Palmeiro .322 (.32171) Texas Rangers 7

Kirby Puckett .319 (.31915) Minnesota Twins 8

Frank Thomas .318 (.31843) Chicago White Sox 9

Danny Tartabull .316 (.31612) Kansas City Royals 10

Ruben Sierra .307 (.30711) Texas Rangers 11

Edgar Martinez .307 (.30699) Seattle Mariners 12

Steve Sax .304 (.30368) New York Yankees 13

Wally Joyner .301 (.30127) California Angels 14

Mike Greenwell .300 (.29963) Boston Red Sox 15

Luis Polonia .296 (.29636) California Angels 16

Roberto Alomar .295 (.29513) Toronto Blue Jays 17

Harold Baines .295 (.29508) Oakland Athletics 18

Carlos Quintana .295 (.29498) Boston Red Sox 19

B.J. Surhoff .289 (.28911) Milwaukee Brewers 20

Carlos Baerga .288 (.28836) Cleveland Indians 21

Don Mattingly .288 (.28790) New York Yankees 22

Mel Hall .285 (.28455) New York Yankees 23

Robin Ventura .284 (.28383) Chicago White Sox 24

Tony Phillips .284 (.28369) Detroit Tigers 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?

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

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