1944 Slugging Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Slugging Average	Team	Rank
Stan Musial	.549 (.54930)	St. Louis Cardinals	1
Bill Nicholson	.545 (.54467)	Chicago Cubs	2
Mel Ott	.544 (.54386)	New York Giants	3
Dixie Walker	.529 (.52897)	Brooklyn Dodgers	4
Johnny Hopp	.499 (.49905)	St. Louis Cardinals	5
Ron Northey	.496 (.49649)	Philadelphia Phillies	6
Augie Galan	.495 (.49543)	Brooklyn Dodgers	7
Frank McCormick	.482 (.48193)	Cincinnati Reds	8
Bob Elliott	.465 (.46468)	Pittsburgh Pirates	9
Jim Russell	.460 (.46034)	Pittsburgh Pirates	10
Tommy Holmes	.456 (.45642)	Boston Braves	11
Phil Cavarretta	.451 (.45114)	Chicago Cubs	12
Whitey Kurowski	.449 (.44865)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Ray Sanders	.441 (.44093)	St. Louis Cardinals	14
Joe Medwick	.441 (.44082)	New York Giants	15
Buster Adams	.440 (.44007)	Philadelphia Phillies	16
Butch Nieman	.427 (.42735)	Boston Braves	17
Danny Litwhiler	.427 (.42683)	St. Louis Cardinals	18
Babe Dahlgren	.419 (.41903)	Pittsburgh Pirates	19
Johnny Barrett	.415 (.41549)	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Ray Mueller	.398 (.39820)	Cincinnati Reds	21
Eric Tipton	.390 (.39040)	Cincinnati Reds	22
Howie Schultz	.390 (.38973)	Brooklyn Dodgers	23
Buddy Kerr	.387 (.38686)	New York Giants	24
Frenchy Bordagaray	.385 (.38523)	Brooklyn Dodgers	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. 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.