Slugging Average : 1914 Federal League Top 25

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1914 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the Federal League

Steve Evans .556 (.55642) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1
Benny Kauff .534 (.53415) Indianapolis Hoosiers 2
Bill Kenworthy .525 (.52477) Kansas City Packers 3
Ed Lennox .493 (.49302) Pittsburgh Rebels 4
Dutch Zwilling .485 (.48480) Chicago Whales 5
Art Wilson .466 (.46591) Chicago Whales 6
Tex McDonald .461 (.46089) Pittsburgh Rebels 7
Buffalo Buffeds  
Ted Easterly .443 (.44266) Kansas City Packers 8
Charlie Hanford .442 (.44221) Buffalo Buffeds 9
Vin Campbell .439 (.43934) Indianapolis Hoosiers 10
Frank LaPorte .436 (.43564) Indianapolis Hoosiers 11
Rebel Oakes .415 (.41506) Pittsburgh Rebels 12
Solly Hofman .412 (.41165) Brooklyn Tip-Tops 13
Benny Meyer .410 (.41000) Baltimore Terrapins 14
Al Wickland .405 (.40485) Chicago Whales 15
Jimmy Esmond .404 (.40406) Indianapolis Hoosiers 16
Ward Miller .401 (.40050) St. Louis Terriers 17
Baldy Louden .399 (.39907) Buffalo Buffeds 18
George Stovall .398 (.39778) Kansas City Packers 19
Fred Beck .395 (.39459) Chicago Whales 20
Jack Tobin .393 (.39319) St. Louis Terriers 21
George Perring .387 (.38710) Kansas City Packers 22
Charlie Carr .383 (.38322) Indianapolis Hoosiers 23
Hugh Bradley .382 (.38173) Pittsburgh Rebels 24
Bill McKechnie .377 (.37719) Indianapolis Hoosiers 25



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