Batting Average : 1964 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1964 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roberto Clemente .339 (.33923) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Rico Carty .330 (.32967) Milwaukee Braves 2
Hank Aaron .328 (.32807) Milwaukee Braves 3
Joe Torre .321 (.32113) Milwaukee Braves 4
Dick Allen .318 (.31804) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Lou Brock .315 (.31546) Chicago Cubs 6
St. Louis Cardinals  
Ron Santo .313 (.31250) Chicago Cubs 7
Billy Williams .312 (.31163) Chicago Cubs 8
Curt Flood .311 (.31075) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Frank Robinson .306 (.30634) Cincinnati Reds 10
Lee Maye .304 (.30442) Milwaukee Braves 11
Orlando Cepeda .304 (.30435) San Francisco Giants 12
Ron Hunt .303 (.30316) New York Mets 13
Bill White .303 (.30269) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Joe Christopher .300 (.30018) New York Mets 15
Willie Mays .296 (.29585) San Francisco Giants 16
Ken Boyer .295 (.29459) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Willie Davis .294 (.29364) Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Dick Groat .292 (.29245) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Tim McCarver .288 (.28817) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Jim Ray Hart .286 (.28622) San Francisco Giants 21
Denis Menke .283 (.28317) Milwaukee Braves 22
Bob Bailey .281 (.28113) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Bob Aspromonte .280 (.28029) Houston Colt .45s 24
Tommy Davis .275 (.27534) Los Angeles Dodgers 25



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

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?