Slugging Average : 1939 National League Top 25

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"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1939 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Mize .626 (.62589) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Mel Ott .581 (.58081) New York Giants 2
Dolph Camilli .524 (.52389) Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Ival Goodman .515 (.51489) Cincinnati Reds 4
Joe Medwick .507 (.50660) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Max West .497 (.49666) Boston Bees 6
Frank McCormick .495 (.49524) Cincinnati Reds 7
Terry Moore .487 (.48681) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Ernie Lombardi .487 (.48667) Cincinnati Reds 9
Enos Slaughter .482 (.48179) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Harry Danning .479 (.47885) New York Giants 11
Zeke Bonura .477 (.47692) New York Giants 12
Billy Herman .453 (.45265) Chicago Cubs 13
Lonny Frey .452 (.45248) Cincinnati Reds 14
Paul Waner .438 (.43818) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Elbie Fletcher .435 (.43487) Boston Bees 16
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Augie Galan .432 (.43169) Chicago Cubs 17
Arky Vaughan .424 (.42353) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Frank Demaree .418 (.41786) New York Giants 19
Cookie Lavagetto .416 (.41567) Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Morrie Arnovich .413 (.41344) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Harry Craft .402 (.40239) Cincinnati Reds 22
Stan Hack .398 (.39782) Chicago Cubs 23
Billy Jurges .398 (.39779) New York Giants 24
Billy Myers .393 (.39293) Cincinnati Reds 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?

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