Slugging Average : 1901 American League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1901 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Nap Lajoie .643 (.64338) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Buck Freeman .520 (.52041) Boston Americans 2
Socks Seybold .503 (.50334) Philadelphia Athletics 3
Jimmy Williams .495 (.49501) Baltimore Orioles 4
Jimmy Collins .495 (.49468) Boston Americans 5
Bill Keister .482 (.48190) Baltimore Orioles 6
John Anderson .476 (.47569) Milwaukee Brewers 7
Mike Donlin .475 (.47479) Baltimore Orioles 8
Lave Cross .465 (.46462) Philadelphia Athletics 9
Harry Davis .452 (.45161) Philadelphia Athletics 10
Chick Stahl .439 (.43883) Boston Americans 11
Fred Hartman .431 (.43129) Chicago White Stockings 12
Kid Elberfeld .428 (.42824) Detroit Tigers 13
Pop Foster .422 (.42155) Washington Senators 14
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Sam Dungan .415 (.41503) Washington Senators 15
Freddy Parent .408 (.40812) Boston Americans 16
Ducky Holmes .406 (.40596) Detroit Tigers 17
Bill Bradley .403 (.40310) Cleveland Blues 18
Jack McCarthy .402 (.40233) Cleveland Blues 19
Erve Beck .401 (.40074) Cleveland Blues 20
Dummy Hoy .400 (.40038) Chicago White Stockings 21
Sam Mertes .396 (.39633) Chicago White Stockings 22
Bill Coughlin .395 (.39526) Washington Senators 23
John Farrell .386 (.38559) Washington Senators 24
Herm McFarland .383 (.38266) Chicago White Stockings 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?

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.