Slugging Average : 1887 National League Top 25

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1887 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Sam Thompson .571 (.57064) Detroit Wolverines 1
Dan Brouthers .562 (.56200) Detroit Wolverines 2
Roger Connor .541 (.54140) New York Giants 3
Sam Wise .522 (.52248) Boston Beaneaters 4
Cap Anson .517 (.51695) Chicago White Stockings 5
Jerry Denny .502 (.50196) Indianapolis Hoosiers 6
Fred Carroll .499 (.49881) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 7
George Wood .497 (.49695) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Billy O'Brien .492 (.49227) Washington Senators 9
King Kelly .488 (.48760) Boston Beaneaters 10
Hardy Richardson .484 (.48435) Detroit Wolverines 11
Otto Schomberg .463 (.46301) Indianapolis Hoosiers 12
Paul Hines .458 (.45816) Washington Senators 13
Mike Tiernan .452 (.45209) New York Giants 14
Fred Pfeffer .447 (.44676) Chicago White Stockings 15
Jack Rowe .445 (.44507) Detroit Wolverines 16
John Morrill .438 (.43849) Boston Beaneaters 17
Ned Williamson .437 (.43736) Chicago White Stockings 18
Jimmy Ryan .435 (.43504) Chicago White Stockings 19
Billy Nash .434 (.43368) Boston Beaneaters 20
Bill Kuehne .425 (.42537) Pittsburgh Alleghenys 21
Marty Sullivan .424 (.42373) Chicago White Stockings 22
Ed Andrews .422 (.42241) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Deacon White .416 (.41648) Detroit Wolverines 24
Jim O'Rourke .411 (.41058) New York Giants 25



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.

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.
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