Slugging Average : 1921 American League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1921 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth .846 (.84630) New York Yankees 1
Harry Heilmann .606 (.60631) Detroit Tigers 2
Ty Cobb .596 (.59566) Detroit Tigers 3
Ken Williams .561 (.56124) St. Louis Browns 4
George Sisler .560 (.56014) St. Louis Browns 5
Bob Meusel .559 (.55853) New York Yankees 6
Tris Speaker .538 (.53755) Cleveland Indians 7
Bobby Veach .529 (.52941) Detroit Tigers 8
Elmer Smith .508 (.50812) Cleveland Indians 9
Tilly Walker .504 (.50360) Philadelphia Athletics 10
Baby Doll Jacobson .487 (.48748) St. Louis Browns 11
Jack Tobin .487 (.48733) St. Louis Browns 12
Harry Hooper .470 (.47017) Chicago White Sox 13
Sam Rice .467 (.46702) Washington Senators 14
Del Pratt .461 (.46065) Boston Red Sox 15
Wally Schang .453 (.45283) New York Yankees 16
Jimmy Dykes .447 (.44698) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Howie Shanks .447 (.44662) Washington Senators 18
Joe Sewell .444 (.44406) Cleveland Indians 19
Larry Gardner .437 (.43686) Cleveland Indians 20
Joe Dugan .434 (.43384) Philadelphia Athletics 21
Earl Sheely .428 (.42806) Chicago White Sox 22
Cy Perkins .428 (.42751) Philadelphia Athletics 23
Lu Blue .427 (.42735) Detroit Tigers 24
Wally Pipp .427 (.42687) New York Yankees 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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