Top 25 Slugging Average in 1973 in the American League

Slugging Average : 1973 American League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

1973 Slugging Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

Reggie Jackson .531 (.53061) Oakland Athletics 1

Sal Bando .498 (.49831) Oakland Athletics 2

Frank Robinson .489 (.48876) California Angels 3

George Scott .488 (.48841) Milwaukee Brewers 4

Thurman Munson .487 (.48748) New York Yankees 5

Jeff Burroughs .487 (.48669) Texas Rangers 6

Amos Otis .484 (.48370) Kansas City Royals 7

John Mayberry .478 (.47843) Kansas City Royals 8

Dave May .473 (.47276) Milwaukee Brewers 9

Rod Carew .471 (.47069) Minnesota Twins 10

Bobby Murcer .464 (.46429) New York Yankees 11

Carl Yastrzemski .463 (.46296) Boston Red Sox 12

Orlando Cepeda .444 (.44364) Boston Red Sox 13

Gene Tenace .443 (.44314) Oakland Athletics 14

Carlton Fisk .441 (.44094) Boston Red Sox 15

Bill Melton .439 (.43929) Chicago White Sox 16

Johnny Briggs .426 (.42623) Milwaukee Brewers 17

Earl Williams .425 (.42484) Baltimore Orioles 18

Tommy Harper .422 (.42226) Boston Red Sox 19

Larry Hisle .422 (.42202) Minnesota Twins 20

Carlos May .412 (.41230) Chicago White Sox 21

Bob Oliver .412 (.41176) California Angels 22

Bob Coluccio .411 (.41096) Milwaukee Brewers 23

Tony Oliva .410 (.40981) Minnesota Twins 24

Charlie Spikes .409 (.40909) Cleveland Indians 25

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

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.

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

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?

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