Slugging Average : 1894 National League Top 25

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1894 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hugh Duffy .694 (.69388) Boston Beaneaters 1
Sam Thompson .687 (.68650) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Bill Joyce .648 (.64789) Washington Senators 3
Joe Kelley .602 (.60158) Baltimore Orioles 4
Ed Delahanty .585 (.58487) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Jake Stenzel .580 (.58046) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Bill Dahlen .566 (.56574) Chicago Colts 7
Dan Brouthers .560 (.56000) Baltimore Orioles 8
Roger Connor .552 (.55195) New York Giants 9
St. Louis Browns  
Cap Anson .538 (.53824) Chicago Colts 10
Elmer Smith .538 (.53783) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
George Davis .537 (.53669) New York Giants 12
Billy Hamilton .528 (.52757) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Lave Cross .524 (.52363) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Bug Holliday .523 (.52250) Cincinnati Reds 15
Bobby Lowe .520 (.52039) Boston Beaneaters 16
Jake Beckley .518 (.51782) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
George Treadway .518 (.51775) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 18
Willie Keeler .517 (.51695) Baltimore Orioles 19
Jimmy Bannon .514 (.51417) Boston Beaneaters 20
Kip Selbach .511 (.51075) Washington Senators 21
Ed McKean .509 (.50903) Cleveland Spiders 22
Jesse Burkett .509 (.50860) Cleveland Spiders 23
Herman Long .505 (.50526) Boston Beaneaters 24
Heinie Reitz .504 (.50448) Baltimore Orioles 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).

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.