Slugging Average : 1901 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1901 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jimmy Sheckard .534 (.53430) Brooklyn Superbas 1
Ed Delahanty .528 (.52768) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Sam Crawford .524 (.52427) Cincinnati Reds 3
Jesse Burkett .509 (.50915) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Elmer Flick .500 (.50000) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Honus Wagner .494 (.49362) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Topsy Hartsel .475 (.47491) Chicago Orphans 7
Emmet Heidrick .470 (.47012) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Fred Clarke .461 (.46110) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Bobby Wallace .451 (.45091) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Tom Daly .444 (.44423) Brooklyn Superbas 11
Jake Beckley .429 (.42931) Cincinnati Reds 12
George Davis .426 (.42566) New York Giants 13
Joe Kelley .425 (.42480) Brooklyn Superbas 14
Tommy Leach .422 (.42246) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Danny Green .421 (.42086) Chicago Orphans 16
Willie Keeler .420 (.42017) Brooklyn Superbas 17
Ginger Beaumont .418 (.41756) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
George Van Haltren .405 (.40516) New York Giants 19
Kitty Bransfield .398 (.39753) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Dan McGann .392 (.39243) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Charlie Hickman .387 (.38670) New York Giants 22
Lefty Davis .380 (.38028) Brooklyn Superbas 23
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Harry Steinfeldt .380 (.37958) Cincinnati Reds 24
Kip Selbach .376 (.37649) New York Giants 25



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?

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