Slugging Average : 1890 National League Top 25

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1890 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Mike Tiernan .495 (.49548) New York Giants 1
Jack Clements .472 (.47244) Philadelphia Phillies 2
John Reilly .472 (.47197) Cincinnati Reds 3
Oyster Burns .464 (.46398) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4
Jesse Burkett .461 (.46135) New York Giants 5
Sam Thompson .443 (.44262) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Jack Glasscock .439 (.43945) New York Giants 7
Dave Foutz .432 (.43222) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 8
George Pinkney .431 (.43093) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 9
Joe Knight .424 (.42412) Cincinnati Reds 10
Walt Wilmot .419 (.41856) Chicago Colts 11
Ed McKean .417 (.41698) Cleveland Spiders 12
Adonis Terry .408 (.40771) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 13
Cap Anson .401 (.40079) Chicago Colts 14
Billy Hamilton .399 (.39919) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Bid McPhee .386 (.38636) Cincinnati Reds 16
Hub Collins .386 (.38627) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 17
Marty Sullivan .386 (.38614) Boston Beaneaters 18
Bug Holliday .382 (.38224) Cincinnati Reds 19
Ollie Beard .382 (.38211) Cincinnati Reds 20
Lefty Marr .381 (.38140) Cincinnati Reds 21
Al Myers .378 (.37782) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Harry Decker .375 (.37534) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
George Davis .375 (.37452) Cleveland Spiders 24
Cliff Carroll .369 (.36942) Chicago Colts 25



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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).
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