1941 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Pete Reiser	.343 (.34328)	Brooklyn Dodgers	1
Johnny Cooney	.319 (.31900)	Boston Braves	2
Joe Medwick	.318 (.31784)	Brooklyn Dodgers	3
Stan Hack	.317 (.31741)	Chicago Cubs	4
Johnny Mize	.317 (.31712)	St. Louis Cardinals	5
Nick Etten	.311 (.31111)	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Dixie Walker	.311 (.31073)	Brooklyn Dodgers	7
Enos Slaughter	.311 (.31059)	St. Louis Cardinals	8
Jimmy Brown	.306 (.30601)	St. Louis Cardinals	9
Danny Litwhiler	.305 (.30508)	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Johnny Hopp	.303 (.30337)	St. Louis Cardinals	11
Terry Moore	.294 (.29412)	St. Louis Cardinals	12
Billy Jurges	.293 (.29299)	New York Giants	13
Elbie Fletcher	.288 (.28791)	Pittsburgh Pirates	14
Johnny Rucker	.288 (.28778)	New York Giants	15
Lee Handley	.288 (.28758)	Pittsburgh Pirates	16
Mel Ott	.286 (.28571)	New York Giants	17
Dolph Camilli	.285 (.28544)	Brooklyn Dodgers	18
Billy Herman	.285 (.28497)	Chicago Cubs	19
		Brooklyn Dodgers
Maurice Van Robays	.282 (.28228)	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Creepy Crespi	.279 (.27857)	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Max West	.277 (.27686)	Boston Braves	22
Cookie Lavagetto	.277 (.27664)	Brooklyn Dodgers	23
Bob Elliott	.273 (.27324)	Pittsburgh Pirates	24
Dom Dallessandro	.272 (.27160)	Chicago Cubs	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. 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? 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.