1981 Slugging Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Slugging Average	Team	Rank
Bobby Grich	.543 (.54261)	California Angels	1
Eddie Murray	.534 (.53439)	Baltimore Orioles	2
Dwight Evans	.522 (.52184)	Boston Red Sox	3
Tom Paciorek	.509 (.50864)	Seattle Mariners	4
Cecil Cooper	.495 (.49519)	Milwaukee Brewers	5
Gorman Thomas	.493 (.49311)	Milwaukee Brewers	6
Chet Lemon	.491 (.49085)	Chicago White Sox	7
Richie Zisk	.485 (.48459)	Seattle Mariners	8
George Brett	.484 (.48415)	Kansas City Royals	9
Tony Armas	.480 (.47955)	Oakland Athletics	10
Kirk Gibson	.479 (.47931)	Detroit Tigers	11
Cliff Johnson	.476 (.47619)	Oakland Athletics	12
Greg Luzinski	.476 (.47619)	Chicago White Sox
Dave Winfield	.464 (.46392)	New York Yankees	14
Willie Aikens	.458 (.45845)	Kansas City Royals	15
Doug DeCinces	.454 (.45376)	Baltimore Orioles	16
John Mayberry	.452 (.45172)	Toronto Blue Jays	17
Jim Rice	.441 (.44124)	Boston Red Sox	18
Dan Ford	.440 (.44000)	California Angels	19
Carney Lansford	.439 (.43860)	Boston Red Sox	20
Rickey Henderson	.437 (.43735)	Oakland Athletics	21
Ken Singleton	.435 (.43526)	Baltimore Orioles	22
Jerry Mumphrey	.429 (.42947)	New York Yankees	23
Reggie Jackson	.428 (.42814)	New York Yankees	24
Buddy Bell	.428 (.42778)	Texas Rangers	25
Name	Slugging Average	Team	Rank

	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. 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.