Slugging Average : 1890 American Association Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1890 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Denny Lyons .531 (.53097) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Cupid Childs .481 (.48073) Syracuse Stars 2
Jimmy Wolf .479 (.47882) Louisville Colonels 3
Tommy McCarthy .467 (.46715) St. Louis Browns 4
Spud Johnson .461 (.46097) Columbus Colts 5
Perry Werden .456 (.45582) Toledo Maumees 6
Ed Swartwood .444 (.44372) Toledo Maumees 7
Sandy Griffin .432 (.43243) Rochester Rochesters 8
Billy O'Brien .415 (.41495) Brooklyn Gladiators 9
Jack O'Connor .411 (.41138) Columbus Colts 10
Jack O'Brien .409 (.40878) Philadelphia Athletics 11
Farmer Weaver .386 (.38600) Louisville Colonels 12
Mox McQuery .384 (.38395) Syracuse Stars 13
John Sneed .381 (.38132) Toledo Maumees 14
Columbus Colts  
John Munyan .381 (.38109) Columbus Colts 15
St. Louis Browns  
Hank Simon .376 (.37618) Brooklyn Gladiators 16
Syracuse Stars  
Billy Alvord .376 (.37576) Toledo Maumees 17
Phil Tomney .376 (.37565) Louisville Colonels 18
George Tebeau .370 (.37008) Toledo Maumees 19
Jimmy Knowles .369 (.36864) Rochester Rochesters 20
Rasty Wright .368 (.36782) Syracuse Stars 21
Charlie Duffee .365 (.36508) St. Louis Browns 22
Parson Nicholson .363 (.36329) Toledo Maumees 23
Blondie Purcell .363 (.36285) Philadelphia Athletics 24
Orator Shafer .354 (.35385) Philadelphia Athletics 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?

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.

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