Slugging Average : 1968 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1968 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Frank Howard .552 (.55184) Washington Senators 1
Willie Horton .543 (.54297) Detroit Tigers 2
Ken Harrelson .518 (.51776) Boston Red Sox 3
Carl Yastrzemski .495 (.49536) Boston Red Sox 4
Tony Oliva .477 (.47660) Minnesota Twins 5
Bob Allison .456 (.45629) Minnesota Twins 6
Bill Freehan .454 (.45370) Detroit Tigers 7
Reggie Jackson .452 (.45208) Oakland Athletics 8
Jim Northrup .447 (.44655) Detroit Tigers 9
Frank Robinson .444 (.44418) Baltimore Orioles 10
Reggie Smith .430 (.43011) Boston Red Sox 11
Rick Reichardt .421 (.42135) California Angels 12
Brooks Robinson .416 (.41612) Baltimore Orioles 13
Roy White .414 (.41421) New York Yankees 14
Boog Powell .411 (.41091) Baltimore Orioles 15
Tony Horton .411 (.41090) Cleveland Indians 16
Dick McAuliffe .411 (.41053) Detroit Tigers 17
Rick Monday .402 (.40249) Oakland Athletics 18
Mickey Mantle .398 (.39770) New York Yankees 19
Danny Cater .393 (.39286) Oakland Athletics 20
Ted Uhlaender .389 (.38934) Minnesota Twins 21
Ken McMullen .382 (.38241) Washington Senators 22
Tommy McCraw .375 (.37526) Chicago White Sox 23
Cesar Tovar .372 (.37194) Minnesota Twins 24
Jim Fregosi .365 (.36482) California Angels 25



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?

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.