Slugging Average : 1919 National League Top 25

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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1919 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hy Myers .436 (.43555) Brooklyn Robins 1
Heinie Groh .431 (.43080) Cincinnati Reds 2
Edd Roush .431 (.43056) Cincinnati Reds 3
Rogers Hornsby .430 (.42969) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Benny Kauff .422 (.42159) New York Giants 5
Ross Youngs .415 (.41513) New York Giants 6
Irish Meusel .411 (.41075) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Zack Wheat .409 (.40858) Brooklyn Robins 8
Fred Luderus .405 (.40472) Philadelphia Phillies 9
George Burns .404 (.40449) New York Giants 10
Billy Southworth .400 (.39956) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Cy Williams .393 (.39310) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Max Flack .392 (.39232) Chicago Cubs 13
Ed Konetchy .391 (.39095) Brooklyn Robins 14
Rabbit Maranville .377 (.37708) Boston Braves 15
Tommy Griffith .372 (.37190) Brooklyn Robins 16
Les Mann .358 (.35811) Chicago Cubs 17
Boston Braves  
Art Fletcher .357 (.35656) New York Giants 18
Milt Stock .356 (.35569) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Heinie Zimmerman .354 (.35360) New York Giants 20
Jake Daubert .350 (.35009) Cincinnati Reds 21
Fred Merkle .349 (.34940) Chicago Cubs 22
Buck Herzog .348 (.34829) Boston Braves 23
Chicago Cubs  
Charlie Hollocher .347 (.34651) Chicago Cubs 24
Lee Magee .346 (.34598) Brooklyn Robins 25
Chicago Cubs  



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).

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.

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.