Slugging Average : 1934 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1934 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig .706 (.70639) New York Yankees 1
Jimmie Foxx .653 (.65306) Philadelphia Athletics 2
Hank Greenberg .600 (.60034) Detroit Tigers 3
Hal Trosky .598 (.59840) Cleveland Indians 4
Earl Averill .569 (.56856) Cleveland Indians 5
Bob Johnson .563 (.56307) Philadelphia Athletics 6
Zeke Bonura .545 (.54510) Chicago White Sox 7
Babe Ruth .537 (.53699) New York Yankees 8
Al Simmons .530 (.53047) Chicago White Sox 9
Heinie Manush .523 (.52338) Washington Senators 10
Charlie Gehringer .517 (.51747) Detroit Tigers 11
Pinky Higgins .508 (.50829) Philadelphia Athletics 12
Bill Werber .472 (.47191) Boston Red Sox 13
Odell Hale .471 (.47069) Cleveland Indians 14
Sam West .469 (.46888) St. Louis Browns 15
Roy Johnson .467 (.46749) Boston Red Sox 16
John Stone .465 (.46539) Washington Senators 17
Goose Goslin .453 (.45277) Detroit Tigers 18
Marv Owen .451 (.45133) Detroit Tigers 19
Tony Lazzeri .445 (.44521) New York Yankees 20
Rollie Hemsley .427 (.42691) St. Louis Browns 21
Harlond Clift .421 (.42133) St. Louis Browns 22
Joe Cronin .421 (.42063) Washington Senators 23
Buddy Myer .416 (.41603) Washington Senators 24
Ben Chapman .413 (.41327) New York Yankees 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?

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.

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).