Slugging Average : 1963 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)
 

1963 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Harmon Killebrew .555 (.55534) Minnesota Twins 1
Bob Allison .533 (.53321) Minnesota Twins 2
Elston Howard .528 (.52772) New York Yankees 3
Dick Stuart .521 (.52124) Boston Red Sox 4
Jimmie Hall .521 (.52113) Minnesota Twins 5
Al Kaline .514 (.51361) Detroit Tigers 6
Tom Tresh .487 (.48654) New York Yankees 7
Pete Ward .482 (.48167) Chicago White Sox 8
Earl Battey .476 (.47638) Minnesota Twins 9
Carl Yastrzemski .475 (.47544) Boston Red Sox 10
Norm Cash .471 (.47059) Detroit Tigers 11
Boog Powell .470 (.47047) Baltimore Orioles 12
Max Alvis .460 (.46013) Cleveland Indians 13
Leon Wagner .456 (.45636) Los Angeles Angels 14
Eddie Bressoud .451 (.45070) Boston Red Sox 15
Joe Pepitone .448 (.44828) New York Yankees 16
Don Lock .446 (.44633) Washington Senators 17
Jim King .444 (.44444) Washington Senators 18
Rich Rollins .444 (.44444) Minnesota Twins  
Rocky Colavito .437 (.43719) Detroit Tigers 20
Jim Gentile .429 (.42944) Baltimore Orioles 21
Chuck Hinton .426 (.42580) Washington Senators 22
Jim Fregosi .422 (.42230) Los Angeles Angels 23
Floyd Robinson .419 (.41935) Chicago White Sox 24
Frank Malzone .419 (.41897) Boston Red Sox 25



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

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.

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?