Slugging Average : 1923 American League 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)
 

1923 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth .764 (.76437) New York Yankees 1
Harry Heilmann .632 (.63168) Detroit Tigers 2
Ken Williams .623 (.62342) St. Louis Browns 3
Tris Speaker .610 (.60976) Cleveland Indians 4
Joe Harris .520 (.51967) Boston Red Sox 5
Frank Brower .509 (.50882) Cleveland Indians 6
Marty McManus .481 (.48110) St. Louis Browns 7
Joe Sewell .479 (.47920) Cleveland Indians 8
Bob Meusel .478 (.47826) New York Yankees 9
Jack Tobin .476 (.47567) St. Louis Browns 10
Joe Hauser .475 (.47486) Philadelphia Athletics 11
George Burns .470 (.47005) Boston Red Sox 12
Ty Cobb .469 (.46942) Detroit Tigers 13
Eddie Collins .453 (.45347) Chicago White Sox 14
Goose Goslin .453 (.45333) Washington Senators 15
Sam Rice .450 (.45042) Washington Senators 16
Bing Miller .450 (.44978) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Charlie Jamieson .447 (.44720) Cleveland Indians 18
Johnny Mostil .430 (.43040) Chicago White Sox 19
Willie Kamm .430 (.43015) Chicago White Sox 20
Aaron Ward .422 (.42152) New York Yankees 21
Topper Rigney .419 (.41915) Detroit Tigers 22
Homer Summa .419 (.41905) Cleveland Indians 23
Hank Severeid .419 (.41898) St. Louis Browns 24
Baby Doll Jacobson .419 (.41892) St. Louis Browns 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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?

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).