Slugging Average : 1969 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)
 

1969 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Reggie Jackson .608 (.60838) Oakland Athletics 1
Rico Petrocelli .589 (.58879) Boston Red Sox 2
Harmon Killebrew .584 (.58378) Minnesota Twins 3
Frank Howard .574 (.57432) Washington Senators 4
Boog Powell .559 (.55910) Baltimore Orioles 5
Mike Epstein .551 (.55087) Washington Senators 6
Frank Robinson .540 (.53989) Baltimore Orioles 7
Reggie Smith .527 (.52670) Boston Red Sox 8
Jim Northrup .508 (.50829) Detroit Tigers 9
Carl Yastrzemski .507 (.50746) Boston Red Sox 10
Tony Oliva .496 (.49608) Minnesota Twins 11
Sal Bando .484 (.48440) Oakland Athletics 12
Paul Blair .477 (.47680) Baltimore Orioles 13
Rod Carew .467 (.46725) Minnesota Twins 14
Willie Horton .465 (.46457) Detroit Tigers 15
Norm Cash .464 (.46377) Detroit Tigers 16
Tony Horton .461 (.46080) Cleveland Indians 17
Mike Andrews .455 (.45474) Boston Red Sox 18
Don Mincher .454 (.45433) Seattle Pilots 19
Bobby Murcer .454 (.45390) New York Yankees 20
Al Kaline .447 (.44737) Detroit Tigers 21
Joe Pepitone .443 (.44250) New York Yankees 22
Bill Melton .433 (.43345) Chicago White Sox 23
Tony Conigliaro .427 (.42688) Boston Red Sox 24
Dick Green .427 (.42650) Oakland Athletics 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.