1974 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Ralph Garr	.353 (.35314)	Atlanta Braves	1
Al Oliver	.321 (.32091)	Pittsburgh Pirates	2
Greg Gross	.314 (.31409)	Houston Astros	3
Bill Buckner	.314 (.31379)	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Bill Madlock	.313 (.31347)	Chicago Cubs	5
Richie Zisk	.313 (.31343)	Pittsburgh Pirates	6
Steve Garvey	.312 (.31153)	Los Angeles Dodgers	7
Bake McBride	.309 (.30948)	St. Louis Cardinals	8
Reggie Smith	.309 (.30948)	St. Louis Cardinals
Lou Brock	.306 (.30551)	St. Louis Cardinals	10
Willie Montanez	.304 (.30361)	Philadelphia Phillies	11
Willie Stargell	.301 (.30118)	Pittsburgh Pirates	12
Dave Cash	.300 (.29985)	Philadelphia Phillies	13
Bob Watson	.298 (.29771)	Houston Astros	14
Willie Crawford	.295 (.29487)	Los Angeles Dodgers	15
Willie Davis	.295 (.29460)	Montreal Expos	16
Rick Monday	.294 (.29368)	Chicago Cubs	17
Jose Cardenal	.293 (.29336)	Chicago Cubs	18
Joe Morgan	.293 (.29297)	Cincinnati Reds	19
Rennie Stennett	.291 (.29123)	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Richie Hebner	.291 (.29091)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
Gary Matthews	.287 (.28699)	San Francisco Giants	22
Manny Sanguillen	.287 (.28691)	Pittsburgh Pirates	23
Johnny Grubb	.286 (.28604)	San Diego Padres	24
Garry Maddox	.284 (.28439)	San Francisco Giants	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second). 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?