Top 25 Slugging Average in 1976 in the American League

Slugging Average : 1976 American League Top 25

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1976 Slugging Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

Reggie Jackson .502 (.50201) Baltimore Orioles 1

Jim Rice .482 (.48193) Boston Red Sox 2

Graig Nettles .475 (.47513) New York Yankees 3

Fred Lynn .467 (.46746) Boston Red Sox 4

Rod Carew .463 (.46281) Minnesota Twins 5

George Brett .462 (.46202) Kansas City Royals 6

Hal McRae .461 (.46110) Kansas City Royals 7

Gene Tenace .458 (.45803) Oakland Athletics 8

Dan Ford .457 (.45720) Minnesota Twins 9

George Hendrick .448 (.44828) Cleveland Indians 10

Lee May .447 (.44717) Baltimore Orioles 11

Amos Otis .444 (.44426) Kansas City Royals 12

Rico Carty .442 (.44203) Cleveland Indians 13

Chris Chambliss .442 (.44150) New York Yankees 14

Rusty Staub .433 (.43294) Detroit Tigers 15

Carl Yastrzemski .432 (.43223) Boston Red Sox 16

Mickey Rivers .432 (.43220) New York Yankees 17

Thurman Munson .432 (.43182) New York Yankees 18

Dwight Evans .431 (.43114) Boston Red Sox 19

Lyman Bostock .430 (.43038) Minnesota Twins 20

Sal Bando .427 (.42727) Oakland Athletics 21

Joe Rudi .424 (.42400) Oakland Athletics 22

Tom Grieve .418 (.41758) Texas Rangers 23

Bobby Grich .417 (.41699) Baltimore Orioles 24

Carlton Fisk .415 (.41478) Boston Red Sox 25

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

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.

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?

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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