Slugging Average : 1921 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
 

1921 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth .846 (.84630) New York Yankees 1
Harry Heilmann .606 (.60631) Detroit Tigers 2
Ty Cobb .596 (.59566) Detroit Tigers 3
Ken Williams .561 (.56124) St. Louis Browns 4
George Sisler .560 (.56014) St. Louis Browns 5
Bob Meusel .559 (.55853) New York Yankees 6
Tris Speaker .538 (.53755) Cleveland Indians 7
Bobby Veach .529 (.52941) Detroit Tigers 8
Elmer Smith .508 (.50812) Cleveland Indians 9
Tilly Walker .504 (.50360) Philadelphia Athletics 10
Baby Doll Jacobson .487 (.48748) St. Louis Browns 11
Jack Tobin .487 (.48733) St. Louis Browns 12
Harry Hooper .470 (.47017) Chicago White Sox 13
Sam Rice .467 (.46702) Washington Senators 14
Del Pratt .461 (.46065) Boston Red Sox 15
Wally Schang .453 (.45283) New York Yankees 16
Jimmy Dykes .447 (.44698) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Howie Shanks .447 (.44662) Washington Senators 18
Joe Sewell .444 (.44406) Cleveland Indians 19
Larry Gardner .437 (.43686) Cleveland Indians 20
Joe Dugan .434 (.43384) Philadelphia Athletics 21
Earl Sheely .428 (.42806) Chicago White Sox 22
Cy Perkins .428 (.42751) Philadelphia Athletics 23
Lu Blue .427 (.42735) Detroit Tigers 24
Wally Pipp .427 (.42687) New York Yankees 25



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.

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?