Batting Average : 1910 National 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1910 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sherry Magee .331 (.33141) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Solly Hofman .325 (.32495) Chicago Cubs 2
Fred Snodgrass .321 (.32071) New York Giants 3
Honus Wagner .320 (.32014) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Johnny Bates .305 (.30522) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Josh DeVore .304 (.30408) New York Giants 6
Ed Konetchy .302 (.30192) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Wildfire Schulte .301 (.30054) Chicago Cubs 8
Dode Paskert .300 (.30040) Cincinnati Reds 9
Bobby Byrne .296 (.29568) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Fred Merkle .292 (.29249) New York Giants 11
Joe Tinker .288 (.28753) Chicago Cubs 12
Mike Mitchell .286 (.28645) Cincinnati Reds 13
Doc Miller .286 (.28571) Chicago Cubs 14
Boston Doves  
Larry Doyle .285 (.28522) New York Giants 15
Zack Wheat .284 (.28383) Brooklyn Superbas 16
Mike Mowrey .282 (.28221) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Dick Hoblitzel .278 (.27823) Cincinnati Reds 18
Red Murray .277 (.27667) New York Giants 19
Al Bridwell .276 (.27642) New York Giants 20
Chief Wilson .276 (.27612) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Fred Beck .275 (.27496) Boston Doves 22
Tommy Leach .270 (.27032) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Eddie Grant .268 (.26770) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Bill Sweeney .267 (.26653) Boston Doves 25



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?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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.