1887 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Sam Thompson	.372 (.37248)	Detroit Wolverines	1
Cap Anson	.347 (.34746)	Chicago White Stockings	2
Dan Brouthers	.338 (.33800)	Detroit Wolverines	3
John Ward	.338 (.33761)	New York Giants	4
Sam Wise	.334 (.33405)	Boston Beaneaters	5
Hardy Richardson	.328 (.32781)	Detroit Wolverines	6
Fred Carroll	.328 (.32779)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	7
Ed Andrews	.325 (.32543)	Philadelphia Phillies	8
Jerry Denny	.324 (.32353)	Indianapolis Hoosiers	9
King Kelly	.322 (.32231)	Boston Beaneaters	10
Jack Rowe	.318 (.31844)	Detroit Wolverines	11
Otto Schomberg	.308 (.30788)	Indianapolis Hoosiers	12
Paul Hines	.308 (.30753)	Washington Senators	13
Deacon White	.303 (.30290)	Detroit Wolverines	14
Bill Kuehne	.299 (.29851)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	15
Billy Nash	.295 (.29474)	Boston Beaneaters	16
Jack Glasscock	.294 (.29400)	Indianapolis Hoosiers	17
John Coleman	.293 (.29263)	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	18
George Gore	.290 (.28976)	New York Giants	19
George Wood	.289 (.28921)	Philadelphia Phillies	20
Mike Tiernan	.287 (.28747)	New York Giants	21
Joe Mulvey	.287 (.28692)	Philadelphia Phillies	22
Jimmy Ryan	.285 (.28543)	Chicago White Stockings	23
Jim O'Rourke	.285 (.28463)	New York Giants	24
Roger Connor	.285 (.28450)	New York Giants	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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?