1879 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Paul Hines	.357 (.35697)	Providence Grays	1
Jim O'Rourke	.348 (.34807)	Providence Grays	2
King Kelly	.348 (.34783)	Cincinnati Reds	3
John O'Rourke	.341 (.34069)	Boston Red Caps	4
Deacon White	.330 (.33033)	Cincinnati Reds	5
Ed Cogswell	.322 (.32203)	Boston Red Caps	6
Joe Start	.319 (.31861)	Providence Grays	7
Cap Anson	.317 (.31718)	Chicago White Stockings	8
Charley Jones	.315 (.31549)	Boston Red Caps	9
Tom York	.310 (.30994)	Providence Grays	10
Orator Shafer	.304 (.30380)	Chicago White Stockings	11
Cal McVey	.297 (.29661)	Cincinnati Reds	12
Jack Farrell	.295 (.29452)	Syracuse Stars	13
		Providence Grays
Ned Williamson	.294 (.29375)	Chicago White Stockings	14
Buttercup Dickerson	.291 (.29143)	Cincinnati Reds	15
Abner Dalrymple	.291 (.29129)	Chicago White Stockings	16
Doc Kennedy	.290 (.29016)	Cleveland Blues	17
Bill Crowley	.287 (.28736)	Buffalo Bisons	18
John Ward	.286 (.28571)	Providence Grays	19
Silver Flint	.284 (.28395)	Chicago White Stockings	20
Hardy Richardson	.283 (.28274)	Buffalo Bisons	21
John Morrill	.282 (.28161)	Boston Red Caps	22
Pete Hotaling	.279 (.27913)	Cincinnati Reds	23
George Wright	.276 (.27577)	Providence Grays	24
Mike McGeary	.275 (.27540)	Providence Grays	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? 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). 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.