1997 Slugging Average Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Slugging Average	Team	Rank
Ken Griffey, Jr.	.646 (.64638)	Seattle Mariners	1
Frank Thomas	.611 (.61132)	Chicago White Sox	2
David Justice	.596 (.59596)	Cleveland Indians	3
Juan Gonzalez	.589 (.58912)	Texas Rangers	4
Jim Thome	.579 (.57863)	Cleveland Indians	5
Tino Martinez	.577 (.57744)	New York Yankees	6
Mo Vaughn	.560 (.55977)	Boston Red Sox	7
Edgar Martinez	.554 (.55351)	Seattle Mariners	8
Jeromy Burnitz	.553 (.55263)	Milwaukee Brewers	9
Bernie Williams	.544 (.54420)	New York Yankees	10
Manny Ramirez	.538 (.53832)	Cleveland Indians	11
Nomar Garciaparra	.534 (.53363)	Boston Red Sox	12
Rusty Greer	.531 (.53078)	Texas Rangers	13
Carlos Delgado	.528 (.52794)	Toronto Blue Jays	14
Bobby Higginson	.520 (.52015)	Detroit Tigers	15
Tim Salmon	.517 (.51718)	Anaheim Angels	16
Paul Sorrento	.514 (.51422)	Seattle Mariners	17
Paul O'Neill	.514 (.51356)	New York Yankees	18
Chili Davis	.509 (.50943)	Kansas City Royals	19
Jay Buhner	.506 (.50556)	Seattle Mariners	20
Tony Clark	.500 (.50000)	Detroit Tigers	21
Jim Edmonds	.500 (.50000)	Anaheim Angels
John Valentin	.499 (.49913)	Boston Red Sox	23
Alex Rodriguez	.496 (.49574)	Seattle Mariners	24
Jason Giambi	.495 (.49518)	Oakland Athletics	25
Name	Slugging Average	Team	Rank

	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.