Top 25 Slugging Average in 1937 in the National League

Slugging Average : 1937 National League Top 25

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1937 Slugging Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

Joe Medwick .641 (.64139) St. Louis Cardinals 1

Johnny Mize .595 (.59464) St. Louis Cardinals 2

Dolph Camilli .587 (.58737) Philadelphia Phillies 3

Mel Ott .523 (.52294) New York Giants 4

Frank Demaree .485 (.48455) Chicago Cubs 5

Billy Herman .479 (.47872) Chicago Cubs 6

Dick Bartell .469 (.46899) New York Giants 7

Arky Vaughan .463 (.46269) Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Don Padgett .457 (.45740) St. Louis Cardinals 9

Gene Moore .456 (.45633) Boston Bees 10

Pinky Whitney .446 (.44559) Philadelphia Phillies 11

Heinie Manush .442 (.44206) Brooklyn Dodgers 12

Paul Waner .441 (.44103) Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Jo-Jo Moore .440 (.43966) New York Giants 14

Ripper Collins .436 (.43640) Chicago Cubs 15

Ival Goodman .428 (.42805) Cincinnati Reds 16

Al Todd .428 (.42802) Pittsburgh Pirates 17

Alex Kampouris .424 (.42358) Cincinnati Reds 18

Don Gutteridge .421 (.42058) St. Louis Cardinals 19

Augie Galan .412 (.41244) Chicago Cubs 20

Hersh Martin .409 (.40933) Philadelphia Phillies 21

Cookie Lavagetto .406 (.40557) Brooklyn Dodgers 22

Tony Cuccinello .405 (.40522) Boston Bees 23

Gus Suhr .402 (.40174) Pittsburgh Pirates 24

Lloyd Waner .393 (.39292) Pittsburgh Pirates 25

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

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

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.

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?

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