1951 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Stan Musial	.355 (.35467)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Richie Ashburn	.344 (.34370)	Philadelphia Phillies	2
Jackie Robinson	.338 (.33759)	Brooklyn Dodgers	3
Roy Campanella	.325 (.32475)	Brooklyn Dodgers	4
Monte Irvin	.312 (.31183)	New York Giants	5
Johnny Wyrostek	.311 (.31099)	Cincinnati Reds	6
Ralph Kiner	.309 (.30885)	Pittsburgh Pirates	7
Al Dark	.303 (.30341)	New York Giants	8
Carl Furillo	.295 (.29535)	Brooklyn Dodgers	9
Bobby Thomson	.293 (.29344)	New York Giants	10
Red Schoendienst	.289 (.28933)	St. Louis Cardinals	11
Dick Sisler	.287 (.28738)	Philadelphia Phillies	12
Sid Gordon	.287 (.28727)	Boston Braves	13
Pee Wee Reese	.286 (.28571)	Brooklyn Dodgers	14
Willie Jones	.285 (.28546)	Philadelphia Phillies	15
Bob Elliott	.285 (.28542)	Boston Braves	16
Frank Baumholtz	.284 (.28393)	Chicago Cubs	17
Whitey Lockman	.282 (.28176)	New York Giants	18
Willard Marshall	.281 (.28145)	Boston Braves	19
Enos Slaughter	.281 (.28117)	St. Louis Cardinals	20
Solly Hemus	.281 (.28095)	St. Louis Cardinals	21
Sam Jethroe	.280 (.27972)	Boston Braves	22
Billy Cox	.279 (.27912)	Brooklyn Dodgers	23
Gus Bell	.278 (.27833)	Pittsburgh Pirates	24
Duke Snider	.277 (.27723)	Brooklyn Dodgers	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. 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. 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?