Batting Average : 1935 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:

"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
 

1935 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Arky Vaughan .385 (.38477) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Joe Medwick .353 (.35331) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Billy Herman .341 (.34084) Chicago Cubs 3
Bill Terry .341 (.34060) New York Giants 4
Hank Leiber .331 (.33116) New York Giants 5
Woody Jensen .324 (.32376) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Johnny Moore .323 (.32333) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Mel Ott .322 (.32209) New York Giants 8
Paul Waner .321 (.32058) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Babe Herman .316 (.31628) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Cincinnati Reds  
Augie Galan .314 (.31424) Chicago Cubs 11
Ripper Collins .313 (.31315) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Stan Hack .311 (.31148) Chicago Cubs 13
Lloyd Waner .309 (.30912) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Sam Leslie .308 (.30769) Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Ethan Allen .307 (.30698) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Jim Bucher .302 (.30233) Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Travis Jackson .301 (.30137) New York Giants 18
Pepper Martin .299 (.29870) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Gus Mancuso .298 (.29754) New York Giants 20
Wally Berger .295 (.29542) Boston Braves 21
Jo-Jo Moore .295 (.29515) New York Giants 22
Chuck Klein .293 (.29263) Chicago Cubs 23
Terry Moore .287 (.28728) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Lou Chiozza .284 (.28390) Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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).

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?