1979 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Keith Hernandez	.344 (.34426)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Pete Rose	.331 (.33121)	Philadelphia Phillies	2
Ray Knight	.318 (.31760)	Cincinnati Reds	3
Steve Garvey	.315 (.31481)	Los Angeles Dodgers	4
Bob Horner	.314 (.31417)	Atlanta Braves	5
Garry Templeton	.314 (.31399)	St. Louis Cardinals	6
Dave Parker	.310 (.31029)	Pittsburgh Pirates	7
Dave Winfield	.308 (.30821)	San Diego Padres	8
Larry Parrish	.307 (.30699)	Montreal Expos	9
Gary Matthews	.304 (.30428)	Atlanta Braves	10
Lee Mazzilli	.303 (.30318)	New York Mets	11
George Foster	.302 (.30227)	Cincinnati Reds	12
George Hendrick	.300 (.30020)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Bill Madlock	.298 (.29821)	San Francisco Giants	14
		Pittsburgh Pirates
Phil Garner	.293 (.29326)	Pittsburgh Pirates	15
Jose Cruz	.289 (.28853)	Houston Astros	16
Tim Foli	.288 (.28759)	New York Mets	17
		Pittsburgh Pirates
Dave Kingman	.288 (.28759)	Chicago Cubs
Terry Puhl	.287 (.28667)	Houston Astros	19
Steve Ontiveros	.285 (.28516)	Chicago Cubs	20
Bill Buckner	.284 (.28426)	Chicago Cubs	21
Ted Simmons	.283 (.28348)	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Gary Carter	.283 (.28317)	Montreal Expos	23
Ivan DeJesus	.283 (.28302)	Chicago Cubs	24
Omar Moreno	.282 (.28201)	Pittsburgh Pirates	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 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? 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.