Slugging Average : 1884 American Association Top 25

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1884 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

John Reilly .551 (.55134) Cincinnati Red Stockings 1
Harry Stovey .545 (.54464) Philadelphia Athletics 2
Dave Orr .539 (.53930) New York Metropolitans 3
Frank Fennelly .480 (.48021) Washington Nationals 4
Cincinnati Red Stockings  
Pete Browning .472 (.47204) Louisville Colonels 5
Charley Jones .470 (.47034) Cincinnati Red Stockings 6
Fred Mann .464 (.46448) Columbus Colts 7
Sam Barkley .444 (.44368) Toledo Blue Stockings 8
Fred Carroll .440 (.44048) Columbus Colts 9
Guy Hecker .430 (.43038) Louisville Colonels 10
Dude Esterbrook .428 (.42767) New York Metropolitans 11
Fred Lewis .427 (.42667) St. Louis Browns 12
Tip O'Neill .424 (.42424) St. Louis Browns 13
Henry Larkin .423 (.42331) Philadelphia Athletics 14
Fred Corey .421 (.42141) Philadelphia Athletics 15
Jocko Milligan .418 (.41791) Philadelphia Athletics 16
Jim Keenan .418 (.41767) Indianapolis Blues 17
Jimmy Wolf .414 (.41358) Louisville Colonels 18
Chief Roseman .413 (.41284) New York Metropolitans 19
Sam Trott .412 (.41197) Baltimore Orioles 20
Jon Morrison .401 (.40110) Indianapolis Blues 21
Sadie Houck .396 (.39619) Philadelphia Athletics 22
Monk Cline .381 (.38131) Louisville Colonels 23
Bill Kuehne .381 (.38072) Columbus Colts 24
Pop Corkhill .378 (.37832) Cincinnati Red Stockings 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?