Top 25 Slugging Average in 1958 in the American League

Slugging Average : 1958 American League Top 25

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1958 Slugging Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

Rocky Colavito .620 (.61963) Cleveland Indians 1

Bob Cerv .592 (.59223) Kansas City Athletics 2

Mickey Mantle .592 (.59152) New York Yankees 3

Ted Williams .584 (.58394) Boston Red Sox 4

Roy Sievers .544 (.54364) Washington Senators 5

Jackie Jensen .535 (.53467) Boston Red Sox 6

Al Kaline .490 (.48987) Detroit Tigers 7

Vic Power .490 (.48983) Kansas City Athletics 8

Cleveland Indians

Minnie Minoso .484 (.48381) Cleveland Indians 9

Gail Harris .481 (.48115) Detroit Tigers 10

Yogi Berra .471 (.47113) New York Yankees 11

Jim Lemon .467 (.46707) Washington Senators 12

Gus Triandos .456 (.45570) Baltimore Orioles 13

Norm Siebern .454 (.45435) New York Yankees 14

Sherm Lollar .454 (.45368) Chicago White Sox 15

Harvey Kuenn .442 (.44207) Detroit Tigers 16

Pete Runnels .438 (.43838) Boston Red Sox 17

Jim Landis .434 (.43403) Chicago White Sox 18

Roger Maris .431 (.43053) Cleveland Indians 19

Kansas City Athletics

Gene Woodling .429 (.42857) Baltimore Orioles 20

Dick Gernert .425 (.42459) Boston Red Sox 21

Bill Skowron .424 (.42366) New York Yankees 22

Hank Bauer .423 (.42257) New York Yankees 23

Frank Malzone .421 (.42105) Boston Red Sox 24

Hector Lopez .415 (.41489) Kansas City Athletics 25

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

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).

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.

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.

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