Slugging Average : 1933 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)
 

1933 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chuck Klein .602 (.60231) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Wally Berger .566 (.56629) Boston Braves 2
Babe Herman .502 (.50197) Chicago Cubs 3
Joe Medwick .497 (.49748) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Arky Vaughan .478 (.47818) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Spud Davis .473 (.47273) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Mel Ott .467 (.46724) New York Giants 7
Paul Waner .456 (.45631) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Pepper Martin .456 (.45576) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Wes Schulmerich .456 (.45556) Boston Braves 10
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ripper Collins .452 (.45233) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Freddie Lindstrom .448 (.44796) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Johnny Vergez .448 (.44760) New York Giants 13
Gabby Hartnett .433 (.43265) Chicago Cubs 14
Randy Moore .425 (.42455) Boston Braves 15
Bill Terry .423 (.42316) New York Giants 16
Chick Hafey .421 (.42077) Cincinnati Reds 17
Sam Leslie .417 (.41717) New York Giants 18
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Gus Suhr .413 (.41343) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Johnny Frederick .410 (.41007) Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Frankie Frisch .398 (.39829) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Jim Bottomley .395 (.39526) Cincinnati Reds 22
Don Hurst .389 (.38909) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Tony Cuccinello .388 (.38763) Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Buck Jordan .386 (.38605) Boston Braves 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).

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?

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.