Slugging Average : 1954 American League Top 25

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1954 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ted Williams .635 (.63472) Boston Red Sox 1
Minnie Minoso .535 (.53521) Chicago White Sox 2
Mickey Mantle .525 (.52486) New York Yankees 3
Al Rosen .506 (.50644) Cleveland Indians 4
Mickey Vernon .492 (.49246) Washington Senators 5
Yogi Berra .488 (.48801) New York Yankees 6
Larry Doby .484 (.48354) Cleveland Indians 7
Irv Noren .481 (.48122) New York Yankees 8
Bobby Avila .477 (.47748) Cleveland Indians 9
Jackie Jensen .472 (.47241) Boston Red Sox 10
Ray Boone .466 (.46593) Detroit Tigers 11
Roy Sievers .446 (.44553) Washington Senators 12
Al Smith .435 (.43451) Cleveland Indians 13
Jim Rivera .431 (.43061) Chicago White Sox 14
Sammy White .426 (.42596) Boston Red Sox 15
Andy Carey .423 (.42336) New York Yankees 16
Jim Finigan .421 (.42094) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Cal Abrams .421 (.42080) Baltimore Orioles 18
Gil McDougald .416 (.41624) New York Yankees 19
Jimmy Piersall .395 (.39451) Boston Red Sox 20
Harry Agganis .394 (.39401) Boston Red Sox 21
Nellie Fox .391 (.39144) Chicago White Sox 22
Harvey Kuenn .390 (.39024) Detroit Tigers 23
Jim Busby .389 (.38854) Washington Senators 24
Bill Tuttle .385 (.38491) Detroit Tigers 25



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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.