Top 25 Slugging Average in 1923 in the American League

Slugging Average : 1923 American 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)

1923 Slugging Average Leaders
Top 25 in the American League

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

Babe Ruth .764 (.76437) New York Yankees 1

Harry Heilmann .632 (.63168) Detroit Tigers 2

Ken Williams .623 (.62342) St. Louis Browns 3

Tris Speaker .610 (.60976) Cleveland Indians 4

Joe Harris .520 (.51967) Boston Red Sox 5

Frank Brower .509 (.50882) Cleveland Indians 6

Marty McManus .481 (.48110) St. Louis Browns 7

Joe Sewell .479 (.47920) Cleveland Indians 8

Bob Meusel .478 (.47826) New York Yankees 9

Jack Tobin .476 (.47567) St. Louis Browns 10

Joe Hauser .475 (.47486) Philadelphia Athletics 11

George Burns .470 (.47005) Boston Red Sox 12

Ty Cobb .469 (.46942) Detroit Tigers 13

Eddie Collins .453 (.45347) Chicago White Sox 14

Goose Goslin .453 (.45333) Washington Senators 15

Sam Rice .450 (.45042) Washington Senators 16

Bing Miller .450 (.44978) Philadelphia Athletics 17

Charlie Jamieson .447 (.44720) Cleveland Indians 18

Johnny Mostil .430 (.43040) Chicago White Sox 19

Willie Kamm .430 (.43015) Chicago White Sox 20

Aaron Ward .422 (.42152) New York Yankees 21

Topper Rigney .419 (.41915) Detroit Tigers 22

Homer Summa .419 (.41905) Cleveland Indians 23

Hank Severeid .419 (.41898) St. Louis Browns 24

Baby Doll Jacobson .419 (.41892) St. Louis Browns 25

Name Slugging Average Team Rank

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.

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.

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