Slugging Average : 1954 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)
 

1954 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays .667 (.66726) New York Giants 1
Duke Snider .647 (.64726) Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Ted Kluszewski .642 (.64223) Cincinnati Redlegs 3
Stan Musial .607 (.60745) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Eddie Mathews .603 (.60294) Milwaukee Braves 5
Gil Hodges .579 (.57858) Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Hank Sauer .563 (.56346) Chicago Cubs 7
Joe Adcock .520 (.52000) Milwaukee Braves 8
Frank Thomas .497 (.49740) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Jim Greengrass .494 (.49446) Cincinnati Redlegs 10
Ralph Kiner .487 (.48654) Chicago Cubs 11
Hank Thompson .482 (.48214) New York Giants 12
Granny Hamner .466 (.46644) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Gus Bell .465 (.46527) Cincinnati Redlegs 14
Pee Wee Reese .455 (.45487) Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Rip Repulski .454 (.45396) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Randy Jackson .450 (.45041) Chicago Cubs 17
Hank Aaron .447 (.44658) Milwaukee Braves 18
Al Dark .446 (.44565) New York Giants 19
Don Mueller .444 (.44426) New York Giants 20
Del Ennis .444 (.44424) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Carl Furillo .444 (.44424) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Monte Irvin .438 (.43750) New York Giants 23
Wally Moon .435 (.43465) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Wally Post .435 (.43459) Cincinnati Redlegs 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.

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).