1942 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Enos Slaughter	.318 (.31810)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Stan Musial	.315 (.31478)	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Pete Reiser	.310 (.31042)	Brooklyn Dodgers	3
Johnny Mize	.305 (.30499)	New York Giants	4
Lou Novikoff	.300 (.30021)	Chicago Cubs	5
Stan Hack	.300 (.30018)	Chicago Cubs	6
Joe Medwick	.300 (.30018)	Brooklyn Dodgers
Bob Elliott	.296 (.29643)	Pittsburgh Pirates	8
Mel Ott	.295 (.29508)	New York Giants	9
Bill Nicholson	.294 (.29422)	Chicago Cubs	10
Elbie Fletcher	.289 (.28854)	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Terry Moore	.288 (.28834)	St. Louis Cardinals	12
Walker Cooper	.281 (.28082)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Tommy Holmes	.278 (.27778)	Boston Braves	14
Arky Vaughan	.277 (.27677)	Brooklyn Dodgers	15
Frank McCormick	.277 (.27660)	Cincinnati Reds	16
Marty Marion	.276 (.27629)	St. Louis Cardinals	17
Danny Litwhiler	.271 (.27073)	Philadelphia Phillies	18
Phil Cavarretta	.270 (.26971)	Chicago Cubs	19
Lonny Frey	.266 (.26577)	Cincinnati Reds	20
Nick Etten	.264 (.26362)	Philadelphia Phillies	21
Mickey Witek	.260 (.26040)	New York Giants	22
Mickey Owen	.259 (.25891)	Brooklyn Dodgers	23
Billy Jurges	.256 (.25647)	New York Giants	24
Lennie Merullo	.256 (.25631)	Chicago Cubs	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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? 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. 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.