1882 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Dan Brouthers	.368 (.36752)	Buffalo Bisons	1
Cap Anson	.362 (.36207)	Chicago White Stockings	2
Roger Connor	.330 (.32951)	Troy Trojans	3
Joe Start	.329 (.32865)	Providence Grays	4
Jim Whitney	.323 (.32271)	Boston Red Caps	5
George Gore	.319 (.31880)	Chicago White Stockings	6
Paul Hines	.309 (.30871)	Providence Grays	7
King Kelly	.305 (.30504)	Chicago White Stockings	8
Curry Foley	.305 (.30499)	Buffalo Bisons	9
Joe Hornung	.302 (.30155)	Boston Red Caps	10
Charlie Bennett	.301 (.30117)	Detroit Wolverines	11
Abner Dalrymple	.295 (.29471)	Chicago White Stockings	12
Jack Glasscock	.291 (.29050)	Cleveland Blues	13
John Morrill	.289 (.28940)	Boston Red Caps	14
Harry Stovey	.289 (.28889)	Worcester Ruby Legs	15
Deacon White	.282 (.28190)	Buffalo Bisons	16
Ned Williamson	.282 (.28161)	Chicago White Stockings	17
Jim O'Rourke	.281 (.28108)	Buffalo Bisons	18
Lee Richmond	.281 (.28070)	Worcester Ruby Legs	19
Fred Dunlap	.280 (.28022)	Cleveland Blues	20
Blondie Purcell	.276 (.27632)	Buffalo Bisons	21
Pete Gillespie	.275 (.27517)	Troy Trojans	22
Buck Ewing	.271 (.27134)	Troy Trojans	23
Hardy Richardson	.271 (.27119)	Buffalo Bisons	24
Jackie Hayes	.270 (.26994)	Worcester Ruby Legs	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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. Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five. 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?