Slugging Average : 1912 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
 

1912 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb .584 (.58409) Detroit Tigers 1
Joe Jackson .579 (.57867) Cleveland Naps 2
Tris Speaker .567 (.56724) Boston Red Sox 3
Frank Baker .541 (.54073) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Sam Crawford .470 (.46988) Detroit Tigers 5
Nap Lajoie .462 (.46205) Cleveland Naps 6
Larry Gardner .449 (.44874) Boston Red Sox 7
Eddie Collins .435 (.43462) Philadelphia Athletics 8
Stuffy McInnis .433 (.43310) Philadelphia Athletics 9
Chick Gandil .431 (.43115) Washington Senators 10
Del Pratt .426 (.42632) St. Louis Browns 11
Duffy Lewis .408 (.40792) Boston Red Sox 12
Ping Bodie .407 (.40678) Chicago White Sox 13
Amos Strunk .400 (.40049) Philadelphia Athletics 14
Danny Moeller .399 (.39884) Washington Senators 15
Shano Collins .394 (.39378) Chicago White Sox 16
Bert Daniels .381 (.38105) New York Highlanders 17
Clyde Milan .379 (.37937) Washington Senators 18
Eddie Foster .379 (.37864) Washington Senators 19
Hal Chase .372 (.37165) New York Highlanders 20
Harry Lord .368 (.36842) Chicago White Sox 21
Heinie Wagner .359 (.35913) Boston Red Sox 22
Roy Hartzell .356 (.35577) New York Highlanders 23
Burt Shotton .353 (.35345) St. Louis Browns 24
Jack Barry .337 (.33747) 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.

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).