Slugging Average : 1905 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1905 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Cy Seymour .559 (.55938) Cincinnati Reds 1
Honus Wagner .505 (.50547) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Mike Donlin .495 (.49505) New York Giants 3
John Titus .436 (.43613) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Dan McGann .434 (.43381) New York Giants 5
Frank Chance .434 (.43367) Chicago Cubs 6
Homer Smoot .433 (.43258) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Sherry Magee .420 (.41957) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Sam Mertes .417 (.41742) New York Giants 9
Harry Lumley .412 (.41188) Brooklyn Superbas 10
Fred Clarke .402 (.40190) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Jimmy Sheckard .398 (.39792) Brooklyn Superbas 12
George Browne .397 (.39739) New York Giants 13
Ed Abbaticchio .374 (.37377) Boston Beaneaters 14
Shad Barry .371 (.37124) Chicago Cubs 15
Cincinnati Reds  
Del Howard .370 (.37011) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Jake Beckley .370 (.36965) St. Louis Cardinals 17
Doc Gessler .369 (.36891) Brooklyn Superbas 18
Wildfire Schulte .367 (.36714) Chicago Cubs 19
Dave Brain .366 (.36559) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mickey Doolan .360 (.35976) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Fred Odwell .359 (.35897) Cincinnati Reds 22
Roy Thomas .358 (.35765) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Emil Batch .352 (.35211) Brooklyn Superbas 24
Billy Maloney .351 (.35125) Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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.