Batting Average : 1915 Federal 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1915 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the Federal League

Benny Kauff .342 (.34161) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1
Lee Magee .323 (.32301) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 2
Ed Konetchy .314 (.31424) Pittsburgh Rebels 3
Max Flack .314 (.31358) Chicago Whales 4
Vin Campbell .310 (.31048) Newark Peppers 5
Steve Evans .308 (.30755) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 6
Baltimore Terrapins  
Les Mann .306 (.30638) Chicago Whales 7
Ward Miller .306 (.30597) St. Louis Terriers 8
Edd Roush .298 (.29764) Newark Peppers 9
Jack Tobin .294 (.29440) St. Louis Terriers 10
Claude Cooper .294 (.29412) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 11
Jimmy Walsh .294 (.29398) Baltimore Terrapins 12
St. Louis Terriers  
Jim Kelly .294 (.29389) Pittsburgh Rebels 13
Jack Dalton .293 (.29291) Buffalo Buffeds 14
Hal Chase .291 (.29101) Buffalo Buffeds 15
Al Wickland .291 (.29053) Chicago Whales 16
Pittsburgh Rebels  
Steve Yerkes .288 (.28802) Pittsburgh Rebels 17
Dutch Zwilling .287 (.28650) Chicago Whales 18
Babe Borton .286 (.28597) St. Louis Terriers 19
Baldy Louden .281 (.28145) Buffalo Buffeds 20
Al Shaw .281 (.28125) Kansas City Packers 21
Mike Mowrey .280 (.28023) Pittsburgh Rebels 22
Bobby Vaughn .280 (.28023) St. Louis Terriers  
Rebel Oakes .278 (.27759) Pittsburgh Rebels 24
Bill Rariden .270 (.27027) Newark Peppers 25



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.

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?