Batting Average : 1950 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:

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1950 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Musial .346 (.34595) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Jackie Robinson .328 (.32819) Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Duke Snider .321 (.32097) Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Del Ennis .311 (.31092) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Ted Kluszewski .307 (.30669) Cincinnati Reds 5
Bob Elliott .305 (.30508) Boston Braves 6
Carl Furillo .305 (.30484) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Sid Gordon .304 (.30353) Boston Braves 8
Andy Pafko .304 (.30350) Chicago Cubs 9
Richie Ashburn .303 (.30303) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Eddie Stanky .300 (.29981) New York Giants 11
Dick Sisler .296 (.29637) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Whitey Lockman .295 (.29511) New York Giants 13
Don Mueller .291 (.29143) New York Giants 14
Earl Torgeson .290 (.28993) Boston Braves 15
Enos Slaughter .290 (.28957) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Hank Thompson .289 (.28906) New York Giants 17
Tommy Glaviano .285 (.28537) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Wally Westlake .285 (.28512) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Johnny Wyrostek .285 (.28487) Cincinnati Reds 20
Eddie Waitkus .284 (.28393) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Gil Hodges .283 (.28342) Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Roy Campanella .281 (.28146) Brooklyn Dodgers 23
Al Dark .279 (.27939) New York Giants 24
Red Schoendienst .276 (.27570) St. Louis Cardinals 25



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?