Batting Average : 1963 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1963 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tommy Davis .326 (.32554) Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Roberto Clemente .320 (.32000) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Hank Aaron .319 (.31854) Milwaukee Braves 3
Dick Groat .319 (.31854) St. Louis Cardinals  
Orlando Cepeda .316 (.31606) San Francisco Giants 5
Willie Mays .314 (.31376) San Francisco Giants 6
Vada Pinson .313 (.31288) Cincinnati Reds 7
Tony Gonzalez .306 (.30631) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Bill White .304 (.30395) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Curt Flood .302 (.30211) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Maury Wills .302 (.30171) Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Ron Santo .297 (.29683) Chicago Cubs 12
Joe Torre .293 (.29341) Milwaukee Braves 13
Billy Williams .286 (.28595) Chicago Cubs 14
Ken Boyer .285 (.28525) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Johnny Callison .284 (.28435) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Jim Gilliam .282 (.28190) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Felipe Alou .281 (.28142) San Francisco Giants 18
Tony Taylor .281 (.28125) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Willie McCovey .280 (.28014) San Francisco Giants 20
Donn Clendenon .275 (.27531) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
George Altman .274 (.27371) St. Louis Cardinals 22
Pete Rose .273 (.27287) Cincinnati Reds 23
Ron Hunt .272 (.27205) New York Mets 24
Ron Fairly .271 (.27143) Los Angeles Dodgers 25



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?

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

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.