Slugging Average : 1968 National League Top 25

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1968 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie McCovey .545 (.54493) San Francisco Giants 1
Dick Allen .520 (.52015) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Billy Williams .500 (.50000) Chicago Cubs 3
Hank Aaron .498 (.49835) Atlanta Braves 4
Willie Mays .488 (.48795) San Francisco Giants 5
Roberto Clemente .482 (.48207) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Jimmy Wynn .474 (.47417) Houston Astros 7
Pete Rose .470 (.46965) Cincinnati Reds 8
Ernie Banks .469 (.46920) Chicago Cubs 9
Lee May .469 (.46869) Cincinnati Reds 10
Cleon Jones .452 (.45187) New York Mets 11
Jim Ray Hart .444 (.44375) San Francisco Giants 12
Willie Stargell .441 (.44138) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Felipe Alou .438 (.43807) Atlanta Braves 14
Johnny Bench .433 (.43262) Cincinnati Reds 15
Tony Perez .430 (.43040) Cincinnati Reds 16
Ron Santo .421 (.42114) Chicago Cubs 17
Lou Brock .418 (.41818) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Mike Shannon .401 (.40104) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Donn Clendenon .399 (.39897) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Adolfo Phillips .399 (.39863) Chicago Cubs 21
Matty Alou .396 (.39606) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Alex Johnson .395 (.39469) Cincinnati Reds 23
Tom Haller .388 (.38819) Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Rusty Staub .387 (.38748) Houston Astros 25



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

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?